My mother raised us to think that if we worked hard, and if we put our end of the bargain in, it would work out OK for us.
I can show you how to box. I can teach you every technique and trick I know, but I can never make you a fighter. That comes from inside, and it's something no one else can ever give you.
I don't even like money. It just quiets my nerves.
When I was boxing I made five million and wound up broke, owing the government a million.
There is no such thing as a natural boxer. A natural dancer has to practice hard. A natural painter has to paint all the time. Even a natural fool has to work at it.
A champion doesn't become a champion in the ring, he's merely recognized in the ring. His “becoming” happens during his daily routine.
You have to be tough and stick it out, or you wind up being nothing.
What about putting Christ back into Christmas? It is simply not necessary. Christ has never left Christmas.
I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.
I forget the greater part of what I read, but all the same it nourishes my mind.
Sunny days give us happiness; stormy days give us wisdom.