"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."
"I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life."
"A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life."
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
"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."
"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."
"If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it - then I can achieve it."
"Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."
"Don't count the days, make the days count."
"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 aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill."
"Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right."
"The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up."
"To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are."
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
"Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe."
"The man with no imagination has no wings."
"What you're thinking is what you're becoming."
"The Service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth."
"Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even."
"Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong."
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life"
"You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about."
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see."
"It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up"
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
"I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace"
"It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself."
"I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'"