A Gentle Man And A Gentleman.

Nobody Owes Anybody A Living, But Everybody Is Entitled To A Chance.

A Good Fighter Usually Knows, To Within A Very Few Seconds, When A Three-minute Round Is Going To End.

I Never Went To Bed In My Life And I Never Ate A Meal In My Life Without Saying A Prayer. I Know My Prayers Have Been Answered Thousands Of Times, And I Know That I Never Said A Prayer In My Life Without Something Good Coming Of It.

All The Time He's Boxing, He's Thinking. All The Time He Was Thinking, I Was Hitting Him.

When I Was A Young Fellow I Was Knocked Down Plenty. I Wanted To Stay Down, But I Couldn't. I Had To Collect The Two Dollars For Winning Or Go Hungry. I Had To Get Up. I Was One Of Those Hungry Fighters. You Could Have Hit Me On The Chin With A Sledgehammer For Five Dollars. When You Haven't Eaten For Two Days You'll Understand.