If the culprits are Muslim, they have twisted the teachings of Islam. Whoever performed, or is behind, the terrorist attacks in the United States of America does not represent Islam. God is not behind assassins.

Whoever listens to slander is himself a slanderer.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

I said a lot of things in the heat of the moment that I shouldn't have said. Called him names I shouldn't have called him. I apologise for that. I'm sorry. It was all meant to promote the fight.

It's the lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself. He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.

When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace.

Howard Cosell was gonna be a boxer when he was a kid only they couldn't find a mouthpiece big enough.