Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to Ali, to get advice from Muhammad Ali, was privileged. He's always given me time to ask questions, although I was so in awe that I didn't ask quest...
Muhammad Ali is a true hero, and the fact there's something wrong with him is his badge of valour. He's a great man.
In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure.
Muhammad Ali - he was a magnificent fighter and he was an icon... Every head must bow, every knee must bend, every tongue must confess, thou art the greatest, the greatest of all time, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali.
I grew up in a gym in Miami, the one where Muhammad Ali trained. I had 142 amateur fights and lost three.
When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty.
Mike Tyson would have been a good sparring partner for me and Muhammad Ali because Tyson was a fast fighter and he could punch and throw good combinations.
Ali would not be Ali unless I had come along. Him and me had three fights.
In the old days, when Muhammad Ali was fighting Ken Norton, Joe Frazier and George Foreman, there was a lot of excitement in the heavyweight division, I have to admit it.
Hitting Ali in the body or on the arms was like hitting a piece of cement.
In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn't have any fear. I thought, 'This is easy. This is what I've been waiting for'. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.
Getting up to Zaire - getting ready to fight Muhammad Ali - I thought this will be a matter of just a little exercise. I'll probably knock him out in three rounds. Two, three - maybe three and a half rounds. That was the most confidence I had in my w...
Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable.
Ali had a break that was an inch and a half long, and you keep getting hit as hard and as much as I hit Ali, the pain would take over and you would pass out.
Joe Frazier's life didn't start with Ali. I was a Golden Gloves champ. Gold medal in Tokyo '64. Heavyweight champion of the world long before I fought Ali in the Garden.
When you work for me, you don't say good things about Ali.
I hated Ali. God might not like me talking that way, but it's in my heart.
The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.
Home wasn't built in a day.
A hero is someone right who doesn't change.
This is the home of hurdling, and the Americans are the kings of the event.
