The boxing promotion part is really interesting, because I got the chance to do something with my sons. They carry their own weight, and I get a chance to listen to them and see what they have on their minds. I don't have to hand out things to do, and now they have things for me to do. It's an amazing privilege to get the opportunity to work with your children.

Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.

As a child I was sometimes so hungry that I used to dream that one day I'd get locked in a grocery store.

When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn't afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po'.

All I've ever tried to tell anyone is that I'm not a black man or a white man or anything else. All I've ever been was an American.

You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.

The world is full of people who want to play it safe, people who have tremendous potential but never use it. Somewhere deep inside them, they know that they could do more in life, be more, and have more -- if only they were willing to take a few risks.