Quotes on Boxing

I don't always know what I'm talking about, but I know I'm right.

I said I was the greatest, not the smartest.

When you come to the fight Don't block the halls and don't block the door, for y'all may go home after round four.

I am so mean I've handcuffed lightnin' and thrown thunder in jail.

Of course that is not the whole story, but that is the way with stories; we make them what we will. It's a way of explaining the universe while leaving the universe unexplained, it's a way of keeping it all alive, not boxing it into time.

I predict that this will be the greatest book ever and it will sell more than any other book in history

I have the world heavyweight title not because it was 'given' to me, not because of my race or religion, but because I won it in the ring through my own boxing ability.

Unknown Make new friends but keep the old ones; one is silver and the other's gold.

I always liked to chase the girls. Parkinson's stops all that. Now I might have a chance to go to heaven.

I just felt the power and the meanness of the man I was messing with.

In no other sport is the connection between performer and observer so intimate, so frequently painful, so unresolved

I'm addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.

If you were surprised when Nixon resigned, just watch what happens when I whup Foreman's behind!

Inactivity is the biggest sin in boxing.

I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out.

I have always adhered to two principles. The first one is to train hard and get in the best possible physical condition. The second is to forget all about the other fellow until you face him in the ring and the bell sounds for the fight.

Why waltz with a guy for 10 rounds if you can knock him out in one?

I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.

To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy.

To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can't make that commitment, they don't call you a champion anymore.

Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.