"I've been on the opposite side of decisions before when the crowd would be booing and saying that I lost. I've lived with it. Judging in boxing has been same since the beginning, and it isn't gonna change."

"The integration of a headgear in professional boxing would do so much to make it safer for young men. They could go into the sport, make a lot of money and then come out and be good grandfathers."

"We all think we've got one more boxing match in us, and that, probably, will be the downfall of Floyd Mayweather, George Foreman, Manny Pacquiao. We'll overstay our welcome."

"People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match."

"As you get better and better working out, there's no one who can keep up with you running. If you don't have a good dog, it's going to be the most lonesome training camp you'll ever have."

"Boxing has been the most difficult thing I've ever done. The biggest challenge in my life. I was a boxer. That was hard. Everything else is pretty easy."

"It's strange because you - your life goes so swiftly. You look up one day you're a teenager, the next day you're a grandfather and you want to decide, 'I sure hope my kids don't make the same mistakes.'"

"If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can't go wrong. That's what I tell my kids, anyway."

"The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion."

"My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone."

"My mother was watching on television and she doesn't want me to hurt anyone."

"Anytime I can sneak in a moment to fish and ride horses, I'm a happy camper."

"My friends know that they're my friends - even my enemies know that they're my friends."

"I remember in school once the teacher gave us a speech about anyone can make it if they try, and then she looked at me and said. 'I don't know what you are going to do, Georgie.'"

"The fighters who give it all will be around for next year. Give it all you've got. Don't save anything."

"Preaching is the most original thing I've ever done. There's nothing familiar about it. You have to be brave."

"Evil lurks where disappointment lodges."

"They call it the rope-a-dope. Well, I'm the dope. Ali just laid on the rope and I, like a dope, kept punching until I got tired. But he was probably the most smart fighter I've ever gotten into the ring with."

"You want to leave something; you really do. I mean, in the end, statues and all those things, that doesn't mean anything. Leave something that we're all going to benefit from. I think that's what I'd like to do."

"I hope to have one more boxing match at the age of 55. Given that demographic at the age of 55 to 65, you've got to make a statement with your life. Otherwise, you are just existing."

"My favorite drink is water - the bland one: Evian. I stick with that. I celebrate in the evening sometimes with Perrier. That's why I love coming to California. They're always talking to you about bottled water."

"Generally when there's a lot of smoke... there's just a whole lot more smoke."

"George Foreman. A miracle. A mystery to myself. Who am I? The mirror says back. The George you was always meant to be. Wasn't always like that. Used to look in the mirror and cried a river."

"I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring."

"Just take one step at a time, trusting that God still has a plan for you, and He will make the best out of your situation."

"I never get upset about what I read in the newspaper. I realize that every human being can make a difference in this world."

"Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world have spent time in prison."

"Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a dream."

"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."

"I look at my children and one thing I'm most proud of, in my heart, are my children."

"I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet."

"Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do. But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be."

"As a child I was sometimes so hungry that I used to dream that one day I'd get locked in a grocery store."

"Heroes always have their scars. Some you can see, some you read about later on."

"Oh, there's nothing more dangerous in life at getting hurt at than love itself. People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match."

"A hero is someone right who doesn't change."

"The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income."

"I don't even think about a retirement program because I'm working for the Lord, for the Almighty. And even thought the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is, you might say, out of this world."

"Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand."

"Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it."

"The greatest asset, even in this country, is not oil and gas. It's integrity. Everyone is searching for it, asking, 'Who can I do business with that I can trust?'"

"Put your name on something, it better be the best... you only get one shot."

"You may have even an ex-wife or an ex-husband, but you can never have ex-children."

"The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters."

"Heroes have a rough time because they stand up when they ought not to, they speak when they ought not to; they always have to go that extra mile."

"That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy."

"I love the pigeons. I just raise them, period, and feed them. Pigeons go away, and they always come back. You get a touch of freedom, and then they are free to come back to you. I love the idea of pigeons."

"I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what."

"I get up in the morning looking for an adventure."

"It's great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today. So learning to enjoy today has two benefits: it gives me happiness right now, and it becomes a good memory later."