It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision.
I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.
It's not bragging if you can back it up.
We have one life / It soon will be past / What we do for God / Is all that will last.
It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.
You could be the world's best garbage man, the world's best model; it don't matter what you do if you're the best.
If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.
I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
My toughest fight was with my first wife.
Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare.
It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.
Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.
Boxing's a rough sport. After every fight I rush to the mirror to make sure I'm presentable.
I only read the Holy Koran, the Bible and the sports pages
Anyhow, I don't think Don King's a very good man. But then again, I doubt that a good man *could* succeed in his business. I'm sure boxing was a dirty sport before he came around. He may have just made it moreso. So that's about all I've got to say about him.
I sought the advice and cooperation from all those around me- but not permission.
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