“Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.”

“Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.”

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.”

“It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.”

“It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.”

“Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.”

“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”