Occupation: Professional Boxer Birth: January 10, 1949
Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand..
The world is full of people who want to play it safe, people who have tremendous potential but never use it. Somewhere deep inside them, they know th….
If you can look in your mother's eyes and she's proud of you, then you're a champion..
To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives..
When problems arise, you will usually find two types of people: whiners and winners. Whiners obstruct progress; they spend hours complaining about th….
There's more to boxing than hitting. There's not getting hit, for instance..
Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible..
Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head..
Don't let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That's a price that's too high to pay..
Excellence isn't achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You've got to have both..
If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
You have to keep your goal in mind and never lose sight of it. I envisioned myself winning the heavyweight title for ten years before I actually capt….
I'm working for the Lord, and even though the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is..
You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all..
You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts..
As bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you..
I get up in the morning looking for an adventure..
If you want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down..
Its very important that people know that I really enjoy everything that has happened to me. And I tell my kids... youre not going to be the tallest, ….
Sometimes God gives instructions that go against conventional wisdom, such as treating people kindly when they're hateful. Who really wants to do tha….
Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it..