Boxing is a contest of character and ingenuity. The boxer with more will, determination, desire, and intelligence is always the one who comes out the victor.

A boy comes to me with a spark of interest. I feed the spark and it becomes a flame. I feed the flame and it becomes a fire. I feed the fire and it becomes a roaring blaze.

No matter what anyone says, no matter the excuse or explanation, whatever a person does in the end is what he intended to do all along.

Greatness is not a measure of how great you are but how great others came to be because of you

To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy.

Losers are winners who quit,...even if you lose...you still win...if you don't quit.

Heroes and cowards feel exactly the same fear. Heroes just react to it differently.

Emotions, particularly anger, are like fire. They can cook your food and keep you warm, or they can burn your house down.

The punch that knocks a man out is the punch that he doesn't see.

There is no such thing as a natural puncher. There is a natural aptitude for punching and that is different. Nobody is born the best. You have to practice and train to become the best.

Boxing is entertainment, so to be successful a fighter must not only win but he must win in an exciting manner. He must throw punches with bad intentions.

Never a day without a line.

What has God called a religion? Renunciation is not religion. To be free of anger-pride-deceit-greed (kashays) is religion

There wasn't a woman alive who could resist a man who paid attention to her, who made her feel like she was the only other person in his world.

Charity is a supreme virtue, and the great channel through which the mercy of God is passed onto mankind.

Every act of kindness is potent and lingers long in the heart of the recipient.

Be not forward, but friendly and courteous; the first to salute, hear and answer; and be not pensive when it is time to converse.

The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man.

I am extremely grateful for my 'American Idol' experience, and I enjoyed every bit of it.

It is one's duty to make the most of the best that is in him.

Before the curing of a strong disease, Even in the instant of repair and health, The fit is strongest. Evils that take leave, On their departure most of all show evil.