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Pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
Pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway. read more
Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway. Rrelating boxing advice he received from Archie Moore on posturing before a fight.
Fifteen referees. I want fifteen referees to be at this fight because there ain't no one man who can keep read more
Fifteen referees. I want fifteen referees to be at this fight because there ain't no one man who can keep up with the pace I'm gonna set except me. There's not a man alive who can whup me. I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty. I should be a postage stamp. That's the only way I'll ever get licked.
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are.
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are.
If my fans think I can do everything I say I can do, then they're crazier than I am. After read more
If my fans think I can do everything I say I can do, then they're crazier than I am. After one of his fight predictions turned out to be wrong.
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses — behind the lines, in the gym and out there read more
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses — behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, read more
I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.