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There is no quit in me.
My actions speak louder than my words.
I came from a dirt farm, now I'm filthy rich.
When the bell rings, your trainer can't help you.
If you don't follow Don King, you get stepped on.
I am still quick at 250 to 260 lbs and I am smarter.
This is the lying thieving mother who cut me $500,000.
All fighters are prostitutes and all promoters are pimps
All fighters are prostitutes and all promoters are pimps.
Don King is a hip exploiter, an intelligent flesh peddler
[My] worst habit: Drinking too much Budweiser when I get angry.
Don King doesn't care about black or white. He just cares about green.
My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all.
I never tried to be a mercenary or a killer but a hard working fighter.
I cursed [Larry Merchant] out once, and I told him that he was a phony.
I have learned that promoters can love you, hate you, then love you again.
I don't think Joe Louis could take the punches today fighting in this era.
I think George Foreman must have gained about 350 lbs and is slow as ever.
One of the best ones out there was a guy named Howard Cosell. He was the best.
It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor.
I always enjoy myself fighting in Mississippi. I enjoy myself fighting anywhere.
That guy [Floyd Mayweather] is throwing his money around like there is no tomorrow.
You can't put those guys like Marciano or anyone else in with today's class of fighters.
I think the world is changing. And it's changing so fast that people have to change with it.
Don King ain't a bad guy. He cut my earnings, but I don't hold any hard feelings toward him.
I still feel that I am in my prime right now but I think my best fights were in my thirties.
The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one.
I don't think Mike Tyson's a bad guy. I think the people, the media, makes him out to be a bad guy.
Everybody knows that I am one of the greatest fighters of all time and I would beat all those guys.
I don't know if I have any regrets, I have had a pretty successful life. I have learned good, bad, and ugly.
Oliver McCall was someone who I never really got to know too well, and he had some well-publicized problems.
Let people live their lives, as long as they don't hurt anybody. As long as they don't destroy their own lives.
Kenny Norton hit me so hard that it still hurts. Now there was a case of two fighters who did not like each other.
I make appearances, but I really want to spend more time fishing. That is what I really enjoy doing with my spare time.
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.
Joe Louis was a good Heavyweight, good boxer but he was kind of in the same boat as Marciano, weighing about 190 to 200 lbs.
Tyson is a lot better than I thought, a lot better. People can talk about Spinks all they want... Tyson is the true champion.
I won't say I won't fight again but I don't think anyone wants to fight me so I am finished and I will just continue with boxing exhibitions.
Earnie hit me harder than any other fighter, including Mike Tyson. He hit me and I was face down on the canvas hearing saxophonist Jimmy Tillis.
I think gambling can be a good thing if you don't take it too seriously. Take it and have fun with it, and don't lose what you can't afford to lose.
Bob Arum and Don King can do their thing but if I fought for those guys and they put the money up like they are supposed to then I don't have a problem.
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.
I don't owe Don King anything. I got things with my own sweat and blood. I don't know if I'll be associated with Don but I won't be a slave or puppet for him.
I don't really make plans and I just want to be happy and continue with my business and take care of my wife and kids. I want to sit back, relax and enjoy life.
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.
I don't see anything happening [in heavyweight division] when I watch these fights, they are very boring. Not only that, but you never heard of any of the fighters.
We put our life on the line to fight for them, put on a show and these guys take our money so whatever happens to Bob Arum, Don King or anyone else is fine with me.
I would think about the outcome. Visualize sometimes. Because it never comes out the way you want it to. Fight the way I know how to fight. Whatever comes up, comes up.
Ali was a guy that had a lot of discipline. If you hung around him, you'd be able to get some of that discipline that he had. And I learned from that. He was a sweet man.
I'm tired. I am old and I have never quit pursuing my goals. I am heavily involved in real estate right now, but I am trying to get out of it altogether, I am just tired.