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

To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can't make that commitment, they don't call you a champion anymore.

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

In the ring, I never really knew fear.

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.

Liston is like most big bullies, if you can stay away and make him miss for a few rounds he'll get frustrated. Once you strip away that feeling of invincibility, he can be had.

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