All of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none.

You have a small period of time when you can perfect your career and become good at it. A lot of guys get distracted, which only hurts them. You must stay focused and work very hard at boxing.

Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics.

I was a small kid from Huntington, Long Island. I never imagined that anything like that would happen to me.

You take that walk from the dressing room to the ring and that's when the real man comes out. Then you climb up those four stairs and into the ring. Then finally, you can't wait for the bell to ring.

I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion.

Muhammad Ali was the kind of guy you either loved or hated, but you wanted to see him. I happen to really love him. He brought boxing to another level and always made you laugh.

Roberto Duran was the kind of guy who was a true fighter and you hardly see guys like that anymore.

By the time you're 30 years old, you can be on a nowhere street, if you're not careful.

I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time.

The only regret I have in my career, is my managers wanted a big payday, and I wanted four or five more fights before going in with [Larry] Holmes. That would have made all the difference.

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

What does syadvad (speech that does not hurt the ego of any living being) speech say? Speak in such a way that 5 people benefit from it and that it does not interfere [conflict] with anyone.

Humiliate the reason and distort the soul.

Look for the music on all things, and life will be a symphony of joy. My music is best understood by children and animals.

God wants us to pray that we might have the courage to live before him in ways that are not natural to us.

When we are depressed, our thinking blocks us from being aware of our needs, and then being able to take action to meet our needs.

I suspect I'm the only politician in America who won an election in this last cycle with TV ads saying I was going to try to pass the first single-payer system in America.

We all have a destiny in accordance with the breadth of our shoulders. My shoulders are broad.

I watch ESPN all day. If you come into my trailer, ESPN is on. That's the first thing I do when I leave the set.

Is this a vision? Is this a dream? Do I sleep?