Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a dream.

Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.

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.

If you can look in your mother's eyes and she's proud of you, then you're a champion.

Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world have spent time in prison.

I wanted the world to know where I was from. I wanted to say to the world, "We gotcha." America gotcha.

Its very important that people know that I really enjoy everything that has happened to me. And I tell my kids... youre not going to be the tallest, fastest, prettiest, the best track runner, but you can be the nicest human being that someone has ever met in their life. And I just want to leave that legacy that being nice is a true treasure.