Joe Frazier Quotes & Sayings

“Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.”

“I don't think a man has to go around shouting and play-acting to prove he is something. And a real man don't go around putting other guys down, trampling their feelings in the dirt, making out they're nothing.”

“I know my destiny. I was born into animosity, bigotry and hatred. We had water for white folks, and water for coloured folks. White lines, black lines. I came from Beaufort in South Carolina, and it was tougher than Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.”

“I hated Ali. God might not like me talking that way, but it's in my heart.”

“I've achieved 'the American dream.' I feel it's my duty to help others achieve their vision, too - especially the youth.”

“Ali even told me in the ring, 'You can't beat me - I'm your Lord.' I just told him, 'Lord, you're in the wrong place tonight.'”

“Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people.”

“I want to hit him, step away and watch him hurt. I want his heart.”

“When I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I'm out there to win.”

“Ali always said I would be nothing without him. But what would he have been without me?”