"I think, for Catalonia, FC Barcelona means a lot because it is one of the top clubs in the world, and that means that it's a way to show what Catalonia is in the world."

"I think the Catalonian people really identify with Barcelona - the fans are really proud of the team and the club."

"Politics is always a difficult thing to talk about because, like football, the views are radical. You think this way; that guy thinks the opposite way. It is, like, nearly a fight, and feelings are very strong."

"The only problem is that there are a lot of people here in Catalonia who want to separate from Spain and a lot of people who don't want to. We are talking about 50-50, more or less, and that is why it is difficult."

"I know words sometimes have consequences, but I try to choose the correct words every time."

"Football is a very passionate world."

"I'm very proud of all the career I've had with the national team."

"Every instance of obedience, from right motives, strengthens us spiritually, whilst every act of disobedience weakens us."

"Getting up to Zaire - getting ready to fight Muhammad Ali - I thought this will be a matter of just a little exercise. I'll probably knock him out in three rounds. Two, three - maybe three and a half rounds. That was the most confidence I had in my whole life."

"I named all my sons George Edward Foreman. And I tell people, 'If you're going to get hit as many times as I've been hit by Mohammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Evander Holyfield - you're not going to remember many names.'"

"It's great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today. So learning to enjoy today has two benefits: it gives me happiness right now, and it becomes a good memory later."

"I get up in the morning looking for an adventure."

"I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what."

"I love the pigeons. I just raise them, period, and feed them. Pigeons go away, and they always come back. You get a touch of freedom, and then they are free to come back to you. I love the idea of pigeons."

"That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy."

"Heroes have a rough time because they stand up when they ought not to, they speak when they ought not to; they always have to go that extra mile."

"The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters."

"You may have even an ex-wife or an ex-husband, but you can never have ex-children."

"Put your name on something, it better be the best... you only get one shot."

"The greatest asset, even in this country, is not oil and gas. It's integrity. Everyone is searching for it, asking, 'Who can I do business with that I can trust?'"

"Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it."

"Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand."

"I don't even think about a retirement program because I'm working for the Lord, for the Almighty. And even thought the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is, you might say, out of this world."

"The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income."