I wasn't getting invited to any board meetings. I had to kick the door down.

There's only one rule anyone connected with boxing must keep in mind - everything you here in boxing is a lie.

Larry is like a son to me and we enjoy a most wonderful relationship, one with meaning, dignity, pride, understanding and purpose. But more importantly, one of mutual respect. Larry and I both pride ourselves on being men of our word and when we say we will be together for life it is not just convention but is said with feeling and commitment that comes from struggling together, growing together and being family.

Do I play tennis? Man, I had one of the baddest overhead rights of anyone. Bam!

I wasn't getting invited to any board meetings. I had to kick the door down.

Integrity, number one. Even in business that's predicated on lies I refuse to become part of the lies that is all-consuming.

This is a setback. You get back up, you dust yourself off, and you get back in the game. We had a great singer named Ray Charles who wrote a song called 'Drowning in My Tears.' You can't afford to drown in your tears. You gotta go back, rededicate yourself, redouble your efforts, and persevere.