I define fear as standing across the ring from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself.
People ask me how I am so fearless on a ladder and how I have no fear in the ring. And the answer to that question is a bit complicated. I used to have no fear, but that is no longer true. With a wife and two girls at home, I'm more afraid now than ever.
In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn't have any fear. I thought, 'This is easy. This is what I've been waiting for'. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.
No matter how big and strong you are... even Tyson said he was scared as hell walking to the ring. Everyone feels the pressure.
Fear is something to be moved through, not something to be turned from.
I don't fear anybody... at all.
Fear connotes something that interferes with what you're doing.
Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.
Fear is natural. Be with it.
In the ring, I never really knew fear.