"My toughest fight was with my first wife."

"I am the part you won't recognize."

"I am the greatest thing that ever lived! I don't have a mark on my face, and I upset Sonny Liston."

"I want to tell people not to take my word for it. Find out for yourselves."

"I want to be remembered as a man who won the heavyweight title three times, who was humorous, and who treated everyone right."

"Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see."

"I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren't no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around."

"Humble people, I've found, don't get very far."

"It's repetition of affirmations that leads to belief."

"At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know."

"We can't be brave without fear."

"If you love God, you can't love only some of His children."

"I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world."

"To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them."

"As long as you're in your right mind, you can't be defeated."