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It's counterproductive and self-destructive to bear grudges with people that are negative.
I would have loved to have fought 15-rounders, because I always come on strong at the end.
A boxing gym is not supposed to look like a hotel or a condo. It is supposed to be rugged.
I've had a lot of good nights, and ideally, I don't want to be remembered for a bad night.
I don't feel that no fighter has the mental or physical agility to match Floyd Mayweather.
I was able to retire from the sport with all my faculties and not let the sport retire me.
You have to treat everybody the right way. Otherwise, you'll have a short life. God bless.
Let authors write for glory and reward. The truth is well paid when she is sung and heard.
I've always been motivated to be a champion since the age of 13 and I love being a winner.
I love the big fights. Obviously you can't fight just for the money but the money is nice.
There is a world of difference between being a reality TV star and a world champion boxer.
I tell people all the time, nobody wants to be hit. You have to trick a man, to hit a man.
I've loved boxing due to the history of boxing. It was one of the great American pastimes.
You train hard and I'll train hard, and may the best man win, and good luck to both of us.
The harder I train every day on the track and in the gym, the more trust I gain in myself.
The drug dealers, they sympathize with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character.
I'am not predictor of fights, but I know when I hit 'em good, the fight is close to an end
I'm just trying to change my life because I'm not above killing any drug dealer for money.
Tolerance and understanding won't 'trickle down' in our society any more than wealth does.
The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most
There are two things that are hard to hit and see. That's a spooky ghost and Muhammad Ali.
You got black people in an all-white country and they don't know nothing about themselves.
I carried the WBO belt for five years and defended it 15 times against 10 world champions.
Right from the beginning I wanted to test myself against the best, against real champions.
He don't know what it is to lose, so I gotta teach him something that he doesn't know yet.
You have to know you can win. You have to think you can win. You have to feel you can win.
Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five.
Boxing is a family tradition. The last five generations down to my dad have been fighters.
The whole key is to be honest with yourself, find the weak spots, work on it, get it done.
I fight, knock them out, have some sex and Monday I'm back to hitting bags and kicking ass.
People come to me and they're like, 'You're hand picking fighters.' I don't pick my fights.
At six years old, I told my dad that I would be world champion, and on Nov. 26, 2011, I am.
What you gotta understand is, in this conversation and in our fight, you're not in control.
There's a lot of ways to win a belt, but taking it from a champion is very important to me.
A three-month training camp writes you off, I wake up and I literally can't get out of bed.
Boxing is one of those things where you want to be respected for what you do at your craft.
My whole career has been based on pressure. When I don't have it, it feels weird sometimes.
I work hard. And whoever they put in front of me, I guess that's who gets beat up that day.
He needs to be punished because the law hasn't punished him. He's never done any hard time.
There's enough pressure in life without seeking competition. That makes it double pressure.
When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.
You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.
It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today.
I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.
People get in auto accidents, they're paralyzed for life. I got hurt worse getting married.
God's been pretty good to me. He made me duck all those punches that were supposed to land.
Fightin' George Foreman is like being in the street with an eighteen-wheeler comin' at you.
After about 25 fights you don't always have to keep going to the bathroom before the fight.
I'm always having fun in training and in boxing. I think it's because boxing is my passion.
There is one hell of a difference between fighting in the ring and going to war in Vietnam.