No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up.

I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.

I saw that streak in him when he told me, 'Get the hell out of here or I'll wipe you out., I got the hell out of there, Liston really scared me.

You made a big mistake by letting me come, because now I'm going after your job

I never push in front my muscles, only my religion, so I'm protected.

I believe in the holy Koran. It says we declare ourselves to be righteous Muslims and do not take part in wars, or in no way fashion or form take the lives of humans unless it's a holy war declared by God himself.

I just give lip service to being the greatest. He was the greatest.