Warriors of the ring and their fighting words.
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
— Joe Louis
"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die."
When the strategy is right, the fight is already half won.
— Jack Johnson
"When the strategy is right, the fight is already half won."
Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy.
"Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy."
I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, but I never made any in it.
"I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, but I never made any in it."
For every point I'm given, I'll have earned two.
"For every point I'm given, I'll have earned two."
I am not a disgrace to my people. I am the first Negro heavyweight champion of the world.
"I am not a disgrace to my people. I am the first Negro heavyweight champion of t..."
Why would I want to do anything else? This is what I was born to do.
"Why would I want to do anything else? This is what I was born to do."
He can run, but he can't hide.
"He can run, but he can't hide."
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
— Muhammad Ali
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
Don't count the days; make the days count.
"Don't count the days; make the days count."