Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy

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

I consider myself blessed. I consider you blessed. We've all been blessed with God-given talents. Mine just happens to be beating people up.

Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.

When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight.

I only wish that I had had the courage and the knowledge to have gotten that out of my system, out of my mind or my heart years earlier. But there is no book, there is no manual to tell you how to deal with sexual abuse.

I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares.