Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.

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 get up in the morning looking for an adventure.

Plant a seed of greatness in your children. Speak a word of encourgement to someone who needs to hear it. Inspire someone to be a better person. One day you'll reap a harvest, and your world will become a better place to live.

There ain't nothing like being in the corner, and the trainer is whispering in your ear and another guy is putting in your mouthpiece. Five seconds to go, the boom! The bell. It's more exciting than looking down a cliff.

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.

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