People sold everything - their cars, their land for miles, to come in and see me beat. I went to the bank laughing every time.

Anyhow, I don't think Don King's a very good man. But then again, I doubt that a good man *could* succeed in his business. I'm sure boxing was a dirty sport before he came around. He may have just made it moreso. So that's about all I've got to say about him.

You could be the world's best garbage man, the world's best model; it don't matter what you do if you're the best.

I was the first one in the gym, and the last one to leave.

I'm not going to be that kind of a fighter. I'm going to dance and be pretty. I'm just going to win on points.And if I hurt my man I'm going to let him go and I'm not going to kill him just because somebody's watching.

That's okay, I'm still the Greatest.

When you saw me in the boxing ring fighting, it wasn't just so I could beat my opponent. My fighting had a purpose. I had to be successful in order to get people to listen to the things I had to say.