My kid could move like a lightweight

Now, training fighters is like trying to catch fish. It's not the strength but the technique.

Notice who is in the locker room after you lose, not after you win.

There are positive and negative thoughts. And, hey, it doesn't cost you a cent more to think positively .

You're blowing it, son! You're blowing it!

When she would walk, it was like rhythm. The guys' heads would bounce, but I wouldn't look because I was married.

Joe Louis, to me, was the finest human being God put on this earth in every way.

Criticism is okay, encouragement is better!

The nearest I have ever seen to the great Willie Pep

Trainers give of themselves. So, I learned and I projected it with my fighter.

Both guys ran out of gas, only my guy had an extra tank.

Truth shines light on darkness by questioning it.

Your responsibility to be ready for the fight, never ends.

Writing a book is easy, getting people to read it is the hard part.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.'

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health.

It wasn't about Larry Holmes, if I would have fought a brother I wouldn't have gotten the money I got. Give me 10 black guys and I make eight dollars. Give me Gerry Cooney and I make $10 million.

I hope I can help guys coming out of high school, if they need advice. I know the ins and outs of everything.

May God in his mercy enable us without obstinacy to perceive our errors.

You reveal your own character most clearly when you describe someone else's.