I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself

I always expect unexpected challenges.

To be honest, I don't know. I started one [book] back in 1982 or '83 when I first retired. But I was only 25 or 26 and not ready to write my memoirs.

I enjoyed [Celebrity Ghost Stories]. I never thought in a million years that I would tell people that I saw a ghost. And I've seen a lot of ghosts.

Inactivity is the biggest sin in boxing.

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

In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and felt my hair. It really was funny. I wish I had understood Italian.