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.

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

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

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.

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

I have been honoured to serve the whales, dolphins, seals - and all the other creatures on this Earth. Their beauty, intelligence, strength, and spirit have inspired me.

If you are supposed to be villainous and have some sort of agenda, I like the idea of delivering that kind of character in a perfectly well-mannered way.

I am an old-fashioned preacher of the old-time religion, that has warmed this cold world's heart for two thousand years.

Rage is fine as long as it doesn't deteriorate into bitterness.

The reverse side of the coin in having this extraordinary ability to go anywhere, is that no one anywhere is remote any more.

I think that's one of the maybe under-discussed aspects of process - the difference between a good writing day and a bad one is the quality of the split-second decisions you made.

Imagination in the child is powerful. Reading and laughter and love are essential in our lives.

The Inquisition confused sin with sinners and judged both. Modern Americans make the same mistake but judge neither.

The only unhappiness is not to love God.

Music is good when it makes you dance. Music is great when it makes you who you are