To be part of a community feels really good - to be among people who have similar feelings and want to share thoughts. It's a nice feeling.

Most importantly fighters in my day knew the most important art in boxing - feinting.

A billion people died on the news tonight.

Guys who do a lot of running and jumping around cannot get themselves set to throw a hard punch.

The bitter attacks I faced were far worse than any fighter I ever faced in the ring. The caustic remarks, the threats to injure me, the shots at my character-fighting those were my toughest battle.

Sometimes I just start humming something, find a melody I like a lot, and if it sticks around for a couple days, a few words will lock themselves into place. I might just get the first line. Then words just keep falling into the syllables. The choruses kind of write themselves and verses I have to work at a little bit.

I finish a lot of lyrics while I'm in the water and it's always pretty constructive for me to get out in the water. I'm not actually writing the words down, but I have time to think about words, and doing a lot of surfing usually gives me a little space and peace of mind to finish things up.