“There ain’t nothing like being in the corner, and the trainer is whispering in your ear and another guy is putting in your mouthpiece. Five seconds to go, the boom! The bell. It’s more exciting than looking down a cliff.”

Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.

Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world have spent time in prison.

There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.

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.

Jimi Hendrix was the most exciting guitarist I’ve ever heard.

One of the interesting and exciting things about my job is watching technological ground being pioneered.

If you’re mad at someone for being excited and inspired by your art then you’re doing it wrong.

My friends seem much more excited about my doing Anastasia than Brainstorm… and to tell you the truth, I feel the same way.

I think I would like to discover a new root where people don’t get bored with people singing boring lines but something exciting. That’d be interesting.

It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.

My parents were very protective. I couldn’t even cross the street without them getting all excited, and placing bets.

I’m the type of person who, if somebody offers me a free meal, I get excited because you never know where your next free meal is going to come from.