Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight.

Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.

Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart.

The way to know about championship quality is to learn from champions, and that I did; studying them with professional purpose during my time in the ring and from habitual interest afterward.

To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.

The greatest fighter I ever saw

Upon awakening in the morning, I wondered if the proceedings of the night before had been a dream. It was hard to believe that I was the world's heavyweight champion.

If all human lives depended upon their usefulness - as might be judged by certain standards - there would be a sudden and terrific mortality in the world.

A boxer must exercise and develop every part of his body.

A boxer's diet should be low in fat and high in proteins and sugar. Therefore you should eat plenty of lean meat, milk, leafy vegetables, and fresh fruit and ice cream for sugar.

I've seen Dempsey fight and I was impressed with his lack of knowledge.

Life is mostly froth and bubble

Once Everton has touched you, nothing will be the same.

Your True Nature Is Love. There's Nothing You Can Do About It.

Religion has become the blind spot of American journalism.

I hope somewhere along the way, I've inspired someone to do something. ... And I hope they say that I was nice and polite.

Be wary of technology; it is often merely an improved means to an unimproved end.

A person of responsibility can trust himself to choose the right thing over the easy thing.

On a farm the best fertilizer is the master's eye.

I knew it was going to be enormous because of the number of people who bought the books, but, to be honest, I never thought it would be bigger than Bond. Never in a million years.

Every generation of converts threshes over the same old straw.