The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one.

I never tried to be a mercenary or a killer but a hard working fighter.

I came from a dirt farm, now I'm filthy rich.

All fighters are prostitutes and all promoters are pimps

Mike Tyson would have been a good sparring partner for me and Muhammad Ali because Tyson was a fast fighter and he could punch and throw good combinations.

This is the lying thieving mother who cut me $500,000.

There is no quit in me.

Mike Tyson always had a big heart, but one of his problems is that he's short. And he's got kind of a personal attitude. But that don't make him a great fighter.

Now I'm free of him and I'm light as a feather. There's no weight holding me down; I'm ready to spread my wings and fly.

[My] worst habit: Drinking too much Budweiser when I get angry.

It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor.

In the formative present, you are becoming who you will be in the future.

There are other ways of knowing than just through reason.

Friendship is mutual blackmail elevated to the level of love.

Time management is really personal management, life management. and management of yourself.

I think you're only free if you're working on very low or huge money.

For the rest of my life, the one song that people will remember -- regardless -- is "Conga" . . . I never get tired of singing it. It never gets old for me.

I know there are some labels that put out music for art's sake, but I don't know which ones.

The world doesn't understand me and I don't understand the world, that's why I've withdrawn from it.

Don't quarrel with your parents even if you are on the right.

A warrior should not say something fainthearted, even casually. He should set his mind to this beforehand. Even in trifling matters the depths of one's heart can be seen.