The greatest fighter I ever saw

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.

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.

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.

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

Corruption in education leads to some people getting highly educated and then these people support the uneducated to rule over the illiterate masses.

So, my dear fellow, if I don't believe in God, I believe still less in man.

Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.

I train for two reasons. Number one, I love working out, and number two, I want to win. You can't win if you don't train to the best of your ability.

I'm blessed by the fact I only need five hours of sleep on a daily basis. I do tend to regard Saturday and Sunday as work days.

You hear all this whining going on, "Where are our great writers?" The thing I might feel doleful about is: Where are the readers?

The idea that any performer type is owed anything is a joke to me.

Listening causes me to find the existence of truth behind the veil.

Rahul Dravid is a player who would walk on broken glass if his team asks him to

Why, headstrong liberty is lashed with woe. There's nothing situate under heaven's eye But hath his bound, in earth, in sea, in sky.