I give thanks to God and to all the people in the U.K. who have supported me over the years.

I figure I'll be champ for about ten years and then I'll let my brother take over - like the Kennedys down in Washington.

A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.

The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters.

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.

I always bring out the best in men I fight, but Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brings out the best in me. I'm gonna tell ya, that's one helluva man, and God bless him.