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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Statement after losing his first fight to Ken Norton, March 31, 1973: I never thought of losing, but now that read more
Statement after losing his first fight to Ken Norton, March 31, 1973: I never thought of losing, but now that it's happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.
I'm gonna have to be killed before I lose, and I ain't going to die easy.
I'm gonna have to be killed before I lose, and I ain't going to die easy.
Explaining why he refused induction into the Army. I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Congs.
Explaining why he refused induction into the Army. I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Congs.
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.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
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.
My toughest fight was with my first wife.
My toughest fight was with my first wife.
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.
God gave me this illness to remind me that I'm not number One; he is.
God gave me this illness to remind me that I'm not number One; he is.
