I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

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It isn't the mountains that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.

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Rest but never quit. Even the sun has a sinking spell each evening. But it always rises the next morning. At sunrise, every soul is born again.

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True success is reaching our potential without compromising our values.

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It's hard to beat a guy when he's got his mind made up that he's going to win.

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The only limitations one has, are the ones they place on themselves

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My toughest opponent has always been me.

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The more we help others, the more we help ourselves

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I'll tell you how I'd like to be remembered: As a black man who won the heavyweight title - Who has humorous and who never looked down on those who looked up to him - A man who stood for freedom, justice and equality - And I wouldn't even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was.

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There comes a time in every person's life when he has to choose the course his life will take.

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