"I used to have trouble in front of an audience. I felt uncomfortable."

"I only eat one meal a day. Lunch, not dinner."

"When I sing full-on I use my whole body. I open my throat and let it fly out."

"But I don't work out. I pay people to do that for me."

"And of course coming from Massachusetts, Rocky Marciano was my favorite."

"You play your character and it isn't right to step out of it. You have to stay in that character."

"Hey, I've been doing what I do for a long time, my friend."

"Joe Louis was one of my first heroes."

"There's nobody in show business that I dislike so I wouldn't want to get in there to hurt anybody."

"When you sing a song the way I sing it, you have to use your whole body. It's almost like working out."

"I like being on this stage because it keeps me thinking."

"The only good thing about going to the fights is you can go into the green room and you can see some of your old friends that you haven't seen in a long time."

"If people like what I do, fine. If they don't, fine."

"Ali's daughter is fighting and Joe Frazier's daughter is fighting as well."

"I can tell jokes. I can talk to the audience. I can relax. I can change my songs whenever I want. I can change the tempos. I can change the mood, because I'm in charge."

"Why stop now when I'm just getting the hang of it?"

"It's obvious that they're going to want Ali's daughter and Frazier's daughter to fight it out."

"You have to remember, I didn't want this life."

"You open the show with a bang, then don't come back on for 45 minutes."

"I was born in Massachusetts and lived there until I was thirteen years old."

"I've been a boxing fan ever since I was a kid."

"Ali and I have become friends over the years. I was on a plane with him one time when he was the champion."

"Rocky Marciano had such guts and heart. He was something special."

"I think that people who have Vegas throat are people who sing from their throats only."