You ever stop to think they can't rob you of knowledge? They can strip you and you've still got it.

You can see the clouds rolling in and thunder is imminent.

Against the odd's, I have persevered, I am the living attestation of the American dream. I am the extolment of this great nation. I have coffee and cocktails with presidents and dictators. I'm an international figure, a citizen of the world. I've made it.

America is the greatest country in the world - I love America. What I've accomplished could not have been done anywhere else.

When you lose the title, that doesn't mean you lose the contract to what you had. Just like when you win the title, it doesn't mean you win brains, PhDs and MAs.

When we started, it was based on lies. It's changing now. There are no secrets in the business. You've got to come with the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It's becoming very confusing.

I don't promote boxing, I promote people. Boxing is a catalyst to bring people together.