I do need publicity but not for what I do for good. I need publicity for my book. I need publicity for my fights. I need publicity for my movie but not for helping people. Then it is no longer sincere.

If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you - until you get your revenge.

It's impossible for 30 million black people to be violent against 170 million - we need a mental revolution, unity in coming together, and not physical.

I'm pretty as a girl.

When people are forced to interact to survive, their prejudices diminish.

I'm a Muslim. I've been a Muslim for 20 years. . . . You know me. I'm a boxer. I've been called the greatest. People recognize me for being a boxer and a man of truth. I wouldn't be here representing Islam if it were terrorist. . . . I think all people should know the truth, come to recognize the truth. Islam is peace.

When a chivalrous man makes an oath, he is faithful to it, and when he attains power, he spares his enemy.