“When I was boxing I made five million and wound up broke, owing the government a million.”

“I used to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight fighter ever.”

“When I was boxing I made five million and wound up broke, owing the government a million.”

“I don't like money actually but it quiets my nerves.”

“Every man's got to figure to get beat sometime.”

“I define fear as standing across the ring from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early.”

“All the champions - you go and ask Mike Tyson or Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Lennox Lewis and myself included, and I'm sorry for putting myself in line with all the other great names - but the champion's attitude is it doesn't matter who is in front of me, I am going to conquer this person and win the fight and knock the person out.”