Fighting, to me, seems barbaric. I don't really like it. I enjoy out-thinking another man and out-maneuvering him, but I still don't like to fight.

To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.

Rhythm is everything in boxing. Every move you make starts with your heart, and that's in rhythm or you're in trouble.

Don't let anything without a heart beat you.

You don't think. It's all instinct. If you stop to think, you're gone.

You always say 'I'll quit when I start to slide', and then one morning you wake up and realize you've done slid.

My business is hurting people.

I ain't never liked violence.

Hurting people is my business.

She didn’t sound overjoyed. She didn’t sound even slightly joyed.

This book is written in blood.Is it written entirely in blood?No, some of it is written in tears. Are the blood and tears all mine?Yes, they have been in the past, but the future is a different ma

It [freedom] rings bells to remind humanity that the most precious gifts in life––like children and love and time––must never be taken for granted.

For six years profound silence was mistaken for profound wisdom.

It takes a genius to whine appealingly.

You know what the bounty is on bin Laden? $25 million. It sounds like a lot until you realize the Texas Rangers paid $250 million to get Alex Rodriguez.

I think that every new record is a chance to... I think what it is for me is my heart and soul at that moment in time... I've always felt that just being able to make a record is a privilege.

I had these slinky eyes and a sense of humor.

It's very Canadian of me - or maybe it's more the Catholic schoolgirl in me - but I always really want to do a good job.