Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.

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

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.

I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.

They say I don't fight guys unless they're on a respirator. That's incorrect. They have to be at least 3 days off a respirator.

I didn't love school because I wanted to disguise that I was poorer than everybody else. So when I was a teen I reached out in a wrong way. I started to be a mugger, to rob people in the streets, just to supply for my needs.

When problems arise, you will usually find two types of people: whiners and winners. Whiners obstruct progress; they spend hours complaining about this point or that, without offering positive solutions. Winners acknowledge the existence of the problem, but they try to offer practical ideas that can help resolve the matter in a manner that is satisfactory to both parties.