"It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen."

"I was the first to refuse the draft. I was the first to speak out against the Vietnam War. I was the first to call the white man the devil."

"I'm the king of the ropes."

"I'm a prize fighter, and I fight for prizes. I'm not a politician."

"I'm a good man, I'm a smart man, I'm a fast man, I'm a bad man."