“Filling a need is not merely good business; it’s a basic attitude towards life. If you see a need, do whatever you can to meet that need.”

The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.

My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.

When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.

Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.

You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.

Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.

The age of 40 is not a death sentence.

One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.

As an entrepreneur, don’t follow the crowd; let them follow you.

Don’t let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That’s a price that’s too high to pay.

I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I’d be a college graduate today.

All the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them.

As long as I’m reading, I’m at home.

Learn to sell and you’ll never starve

No doubt about it, in my career Ron Lyle hit me the hardest. One time he hit me so hard I didn’t see it until I saw it on film when I woke up!

These guys from the nation’s capital – now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!

If I am not what you say I am, then you are not who you think you are.

Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.

The secret is contained in a three-part formula I learned in the gym: self confidence, a positive mental attitude, and honest hard work.

I’m a writer, and I will write what I want to write.

The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire.

Character is the direct result of mental attitude.

I was born to be a leader. I love the fact that millions of people look up to me.