We're not trying to take power away or rule anybody - we're just trying to get up from under the rulers.

Holmes is so ugly, his grandmother said when he started to cry the tears would stop and roll down the back of his head.

True success is reaching our potential without compromising our values.

True giving happens when we give from our heart.

Don't ever squeeze a fighter's hand, man. You're doing good just to lay your eyes on me

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.

On my twelfth birthday, I got a new bicycle as a present from my folks, and I rode it to a fair that was being held at the Columbia Gymnasium, and when I come out, my bike was gone. I was so mad I was crying, and a policeman, Joe Martin, come up and I told him I was going to whip whoever took my bike. He said I ought to take some boxing lessons to learn how to whip the thief better, and I did. That's when I started fighting.