You don't play boxing. You really don't. You play golf, you play tennis, but you don't play boxing.

Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five

I lay around and wonder why you were always there for me.

I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject.

When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have.

People can do more than they ever believe they can do. Physically, mentally, academically. You have to be pushed. It hurts. But it's worth it, and it's a great thing.

I think an athlete should be honest. I know it's difficult, but if a guy knocked me on my can, I couldn't very well say, I slipped.