"I’m not a racist. I just don’t believe in mixing races. I don't believe in white people marrying black people."

"There are no pleasures in a fight, but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win."

"I'm not trying to be a smart guy, but I'm asking you, if you could be anything, what would you be?"

"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision."

"I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived, 'cause there ain't no black man that can remember all the words to the Star-Spangled Banner."