“You lose nothing when fighting for a cause. In my mind the losers are those who don’t have a cause they care about.”

Champions come and go, but to be legendary you got to have heart, more heart than the next man, more than anyone in the world.

Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.

The more we help others, the more we help ourselves.

I’m a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I’m no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won’t hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.

Champions have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

My main purpose is to pray five times a day. And that’s not easy.

I don’t count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count.

Braggin’ is when a person says something and can’t do it. I do what I say.

The roughest and toughest fighter I fought was Joe Frazier.

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

Home is the place you can go when you’re whipped.

What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming.

Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place for all.

I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return.

I am grateful for all my victories, but I am especially grateful for my losses, because they only made me work harder.

Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer.

Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.

I was called Rembrandt Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas.

Don King sucks…Don King sucks…Don King sucks.

What’s the use of being Irish if you can’t be thick?

The NBA has a voice that’s why they have a lockout. The NFL has a voice that’s why they had a lockout. Boxing is the only sport that’s individually represented the individual people – Managers, Promoters and Boxers.

This fight isn’t about boxing, it’s something deeper than that.

There are so many things I’ve done that the world of boxing has witnessed. It’s going to be difficult for the boxing people to pick one of my performances as the best.

There’s always a chance you will see something new in a fight. Especially in boxing.