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I have nothing to lose by standing up and following my beliefs. So I'll go to jail, so what? We have been in jail for years.
Who would thought only of themselves and kill their race? You would hate other people if you don't want to stay who you are.
Getting beaten is sometimes a good thing. If you're a positive person, you can turn it around and make it into a good thing.
The greatness of Marciano in the ring was defined by the way he prepared for a fight, his ability to punch and take a punch.
Defeat will help you. I've been there and done that. I shook it off and came back stronger. It's nothing to be scared about.
Boxers are role models for a lot of young people. The sporting aspects should always be more important than business aspects.
I do feel at times like I'm always proving myself. But I also feel that I'm proven. I've proven I can get to the mountaintop.
The NFL acknowledges that repetitive trauma to the head in football... can cause a permanent, disabiling injury to the brain.
After a two-hour session in the gym, you can't then go out and be up for looking for trouble, you just want to eat and sleep.
I've seen a lot of the great fighters, so I've always been a fan of the Puerto Rican fighters and I'm happy to be one myself.
The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.
The best part about fighting in New York is the New York fight fans, man - Vegas does not compare to the New York fight fans.
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 eat the same foods almost every day. I have my favorites like Filipino beef broth, chicken soup with lots and lots of rice.
The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters.
Why do I want my wife to show off her panties when the wind blows? Horses show their behinds, and cows and mules, not humans.
A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing.
To the people that have said I'm too small, I'm not fast enough, I don't have what it takes, I'm not strong enough. THANK YOU
If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues
Usyk could beat me - he's beaten better than me, so he could beat me - but I just don't think he will, and I will find a way.
I've mixed sparring partners up. I've done tons upon tons of rounds with big, heavy lumps who are trying to take my head off.
You gotta have some flash. Being a nice guy is cool and all, but to really make it in this game, you bring that extra quality.
I'm a very proud warrior and with that mentality comes great fights: especially when I'm in with opponents that mean business.
When you are fighting a man who is over a stone heavier than you, you feel it. You feel it in the punches and in the clinches.
I don't know who he (Wladimir) was trying to impress in that homo-erotic video of his doing bicep-curls. It didn't impress me.
I don't seek the limelight. I'm perfectly happy with a quiet life and spending time with my family, but I deserve recognition.
I like him as a guy, but I'm going to knock him out - Roy Jones is just a prop in a fairytale ending to a great career for me.
Before the Roy Jones fight, I knew I was going to retire because I couldn't train, my hands had gone, and the hunger had gone.
Ali even told me in the ring, 'You can't beat me - I'm your Lord.' I just told him, 'Lord, you're in the wrong place tonight.'
I felt good in all my fights. It's all in the preparation. I prepare myself for all of them. And I felt good in all my fights.
In order for me to achieve... I had to regard myself greater than what I was. In other words I had to fake it until I make it.
Champions come and go, but to be legendary you got to have heart, more heart than the next man, more than anyone in the world.
Oh! how the hours hasten to change into days, the days into months, the months into years, and those into life's annihilation!
People sold everything - their cars, their land for miles, to come in and see me beat. I went to the bank laughing every time.
My heart was bursting with pride the night I fought Steve Robinson in Wales, and I made the champion look like the challenger.
I went to the darts, went to the football, had a little pint, no airs and graces. I think that's why I had the fan base I had.
When I got successful and people started talking about me, I didn't want anyone thinking I thought I was a 'big time Charlie.'
In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and felt my hair. It really was funny. I wish I had understood Italian.
If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues.
David Haye was a better fighter than me, but it's not about the better fighter because the better fighter does not always win.
I'm very flexible. I've got flexibility in any weight class. If you guys out there want to fight me man, I will fight you guys.
In boxing, it is about the obsession of getting the most from yourself: wanting to dominate the world like a hungry young lion.
No matter how big and strong you are... even Tyson said he was scared as hell walking to the ring. Everyone feels the pressure.
Anything I've asked of MGM Grand, they've done for me in a heartbeat. They're all about making entertainers and athletes happy.
My kids are the future of the Mayweather family and of the Mayweather brand. I feel our family is stronger if we stay together.
They say I don't fight guys unless they're on a respirator. That's incorrect. They have to be at least 3 days off a respirator.
I don't care who wins, I'll fight either one of them. As a matter of fact, I'll fight them both on the same night if they want.
Boxing's in my blood, so I'll always stay involved in that, and I'll probably do a bit of TV work as well, commentary and that.
There's no point looking good and losing. Winning is what it's all about, and you can't always look spectacular while doing it.
I wasn't a big guy. People thought the big guys would eat me up. But it was the other way around. I loved to fight bigger guys.