I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great.

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

The best defense is a good offense.

All the time he's boxing, he's thinking. All the time he was thinking, I was hitting him.

Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.

You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings.

Champions get up when they can't.

Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body.

Don't worry honey, I'm too mean to die.

A Gentle Man and a Gentleman.

By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry.

It considered trying to explain their error to them, but what would be the use? They would only go away with hurt feelings. You can't always expect people, or squirrels, to be rational.

The greatest danger in finding the right path often lies in here: The right path may look ugly and the wrong path may look beautiful!

Life is full of wonder.

I like all the angels around because they protect me and my daughter. I mean, her Dad's an angel.

If people want to know who I am, it is all in the work.

I've always felt that anyone who wants to talk about my private life is only demonstrating the paucity of his/her imagination when there are so many more important and exciting things to discuss.

They classify my motivational speeches as rants...

I think the emancipation of women in Afghanistan has to come from inside, through Afghans themselves, gradually, over time.

I don't believe in email. I'm an old-fashioned girl. I prefer calling and hanging up.

The list is an absolute good. The list is life. All round its cramped margins lies the gulf.