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.
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There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
I say get an education. Become an electrician, a mechanic, a doctor, a lawyer — anything but a fighter. In read more
I say get an education. Become an electrician, a mechanic, a doctor, a lawyer — anything but a fighter. In this trade, it's the managers that make the money and last the longest.
Service to others is the rent which you pay for your room here on earth.
Service to others is the rent which you pay for your room here on earth.
Don't count the days, make the days count.
Don't count the days, make the days count.
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
I'm the best. I just haven't played yet [on his golf game].
I'm the best. I just haven't played yet [on his golf game].
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.
My toughest fight was with my first wife.
My toughest fight was with my first wife.
