I'd be conceited if I said I could, but I'd be lying if I said I couldn't.

What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight champion of the world?

There is no doubt that man is a competitive animal and there is no place where this fact is more obvious than in the ring. There is no second place. Either you win or you lose. When they call you a champion, it's because you don't lose. To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body.

In the ring, I never really knew fear.

I don't want to be remembered as a beaten champion.

I believe, in my prime, I could have fought with anybody alive.

That was a f****g dumb question. If I didn't think I was gonna win, why the hell would I be fighting?!