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The core of my life is Islam, my religion. Without that, I have no strength, no belief in God or in myself.
If boxing had a professional boxing association or something like that, I think it would be a better place.
You can't kid the public. When they see me they see I'm just a kid off a council estate - no more, no less.
People ask if I had hope of becoming a champion. I had hope. Hope was the only thing I had. Hope pushed me.
HIV changed my life, but I think I've accepted it. I don't even think about it unless someone brings it up.
Make no mistake about it: nobody gives you nothing for nothing. You have to work hard to get what you want.
You have people that know they have the talent, but sometimes they get scared when success is in their face.
I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.
Joe Calzaghe was using the excuse, no one knows who I am in America. Now everyone knows who I am in America.
I don't look at my opponent's eyes in the ring. I watch his gloves so that I can block or avoid his punches.
When you're from Brooklyn, you've got to rep, and you've got to perform, like it's your last fight on earth.
I would fight till I'm dead. This is why I am here. I am put on Earth to fight. I feel it deep in my waters.
The man who has allowed his body to deteriorate cuts a pitiful figure - chest collapsed, stomach protruding.
If I could take a punch like that, I might have been able to think up a name besides George for all my sons.
The world title in a second weight division and a win in America is just the icing on the cake of my career.
Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.
I don't know if I have any regrets, I have had a pretty successful life. I have learned good, bad, and ugly.
Oliver McCall was someone who I never really got to know too well, and he had some well-publicized problems.
You stand your ground and you perform your art. That's what the artist does. The artist is about perfection.
You're sweet. I'm going to make sure you kiss me good with those big lips. I'm gonna make you my girlfriend.
Lighting that torch in Atlanta didn't make me nervous. Standing up to the government - that made me nervous.
Who is the descendant of the slavemasters a descendant of slaves to fight other people in thier own country?
My idol, Muhammad Ali, got beat when nobody thought he would, and he came back and back to beat Joe Frazier.
I lit up the Middle East when I lit up the world in the 1990s and gave people here something to be proud of.
You write an autobiography because you want to tell people how you felt about a certain matter at that time.
You have a lot to learn before becoming a champion. Once you are champion, you must accept the consequences.
Racism is a sign of ignorance, in my opinion. It's people who haven't been anywhere, haven't seen the world.
Maidana is one-dimensional and not in my league. I'm a Ferrari and he's a go-kart, and my fans will see that.
I still don't think the world has seen the best Andre Ward. Initially, I just wanted to get in there and win.
I want to be a champion for a long time, and I want to take the least amount of punishment possible doing so.
Just set yourself a goal and try and stick to it. Because you'll always end up better than where you started.
I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort ot fallen out of love with the sport.
If Mikkel Kessler thinks I'm going soft just because I'm a dad then he's the one who's gone soft in the head.
The more attention that is drawn to any of the fighters, especially in a positive way, is good for the sport.
Not having a trainer is basically just giving an edge to my opponent, and I'm not willing to do that anymore.
Sergio Mora is a Rubik's Cube. You have to figure him out. He's crafty and I have the utmost respect for him.
When I first turned pro, I was making a lot of money, and I was spending money from two fights down the line.
I'd go around Philadelphia and everybody still loved me. Until the Eagles won, I was the only champ they had.
The boxing public aren't interested in knowing me. They want to know The Hayemaker, the one who gives it big.
No. I probably do better not being in politics. They have too much control over you when you are in politics.
I don't have to run from none of these fighters. If I want to keep my defense tight and break em' down I can.
I don't know who my three next opponents will be. A lot of people ask me that. You want to fight me? Earn it.
Preaching is the most original thing I've ever done. There's nothing familiar about it. You have to be brave.
I've learned a lot about life besides how to take a punch. And I've taken quite a few in and out of the ring.
Test match cricket - it's the most boring thing to watch. How they call themselves sportsmen I'll never know.
The only difference between street fighting and boxing is there a ref there from stopping me from killing you
I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.
I probably have a 20,000-word vocabulary. I'll match my wits with anyone on literature, science and the arts.
If you look at the world the same way when you're 50 that you did when you were 20, then you wasted 30 years.
If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you - until you get your revenge.