He went to the hospital with bleeding kidney and me,I went dancing with my life

Face your problems head on. Do what you have to do to take care of it. Develop a good work ethic.

I don't want to be constantly associated with tragedy. I think I'd like to be associated with the idea of 'hope'.

The happier you are, the more apt you are to make a prudent decision.

I think you reach your full potential by fighting often enough against varied types of opponents. This makes you a complete fighter.

So many things we do as young people are things we have to live with as older people.

I appreciate all my fans. I appreciate anybody who has asked me for an autograph, or has complimented me as a fighter. When I go to the Hall of Fame events, I'm always well received and respected.

Life is at its best when everything has fallen out of place, and you decide that you're going to fight to get them right, not when everything is going your way and everyone is praising you.

Half the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go straight at things.

We journalists... are also extremely impressed with scientists, and we will, frankly, print just about any wacky thing they tell us, especially if it involves outer space.

What's important is how you deal with fear. I face it head-on, but I'm not too proud to admit that I do get afraid sometimes.

Virtue would not make such advances if there were not a little vanity to keep it company.

Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh - over fear...Heroism is the dazzling and glorious concentration of courage.

I think the people are just looking for freedom in music...There's a lot of she-bop she-bop going on out there. Maybe they're tired of that same old thing.

The quality of your life is a direct reflection of the expectations of your peer group.

The music industry is so easy compared to the ballet world.