His mouth made him feel like he was gonna win. Not his hands, I had my hand. He had his lips.

The life of the sport is to participate for the fans, to hear the uproar, to hear the cheers.

It's very relaxing for me to sing. It's a good break from the hard training and the fighting.

My #1 driving force is my lord and savior Jesus Christ. Also my family, my wife and children.

That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump that laid on his back and gave up.

Money is my God. If you think God will help you then quit your job and see how much he cares.

I know at times I come across like a Neanderthal or a babbling idiot, but I like that person.

All praise is to Allah, I'll fight any man, any animal, if Jesus were here I'd fight him too.

Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.

I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.

Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love

I'm so fast I run through a hurricane and not get wet. George Foreman is gonna pay me a dept.

From the age of seven, I was destined to be a legend, to be the world's most popular fighter.

I just wanna live the moment and just take every moment and embrace it because life is short.

Criticism is good, you learn from it each time and you know that people are paying attention.

I liked Roy Jones, Sugar Ray Leonard, Ali... those were the guys I was looking at growing up.

I don't know what tomorrow holds. None of us do. We got to wait and see what God has planned.

History says that I'm one of the best pound-for-pound, and I won't stop until I'm number one.

Especially with someone like me, my family know how much I push myself to the absolute limit.

Fighters with 13 fights are winning world titles, and of course they don't know how to behave.

I've been through the highs and lows. I know what it's like to taste defeat and it's not nice.

Technically, my fight with Korobov should have been for the full world title, not the interim.

Any fighter worth his salt wants to be the best and to be the best you have to fight the best.

Nothing to be honest. I am a fighter. I'm crazy already. I'm not afraid of ghosts or anything.

Strong line quality, composition and form are more crucial although even this is loosely done.

The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.

Judging by your performance at the Olympics, it don't look too bright for your future does it!

Alright, he's chucking his toys out the basket and Gary Shaw has a big mouth and shouts a lot.

I find it quite sad to see the likes of Evander Holyfield carrying on past their sell-by date.

I want to prove that he's wrong - he's wearing a t-shirt that says he won the last two fights.

From the very start of my career, it was clear to me that achievement was built on discipline.

I want someone to attack me. No weapons. Just me and him. I like to beat men and beat them bad

Greatness is not guarding yourself from the people, Greatness is being accepted by the people.

I don't want to be grotesque, but when you're 330 pounds, it's hard to wipe your a-. You know?

Greatness is not guarding yourself from the people; greatness is being accepted by the people.

There comes a time in every person's life when he has to choose the course his life will take.

I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.

As soon as I heard the truth that Elijah Muhammad teaches us in America, it made me accept it.

Believe me, a thousand friends suffice thee not; In a single enemy thou hast more than enough.

You think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned? Wait till I whup George Foreman's behind.

Being a world champion is something I'm already proud of and can take for the rest of my life.

I don't know if I'm the best Pound-For-Pound fighter ever. I know I'm close. I gotta be Top 5.

The Glory is the issue to me. Money comes and goes, but a legacy stays forever. I hate to lose

If they ever let me in the ring with him [Cassius Clay], I'm liable to be put away for murder.

Success is attaining your dream while helping others to benefit from that dream materializing.

I didn't live in L.A. I lived in Oklahoma, and I liked to do normal things with normal people.

I'm very lucky because less than one percent of boxers get out of the game financially secure.

I'm not homophobic, I'm not racist. I'm not against any people. All I have for people is love.

I believe, whatever God does, he does it for the good. I always try to look at life like that.

That's what makes a fighter. I got dropped and I got back up, and I found a way to get the win.

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