I got a burlap sack, put a brick in the middle, and filled it with rags, corncobs, some Spanish moss, and sand. I hung that sack off the branch of an oak tree. I'd wrap my hands with a necktie of my daddy's and punch at it. My mom gave me an hour a day. My brothers and sisters said, "Nah." I said, "You'll see."

I've achieved 'the American dream.' I feel it's my duty to help others achieve their vision, too - especially the youth.

The way I fight, it's not me beatin' the man. I make the man whip himself.

I got a burlap sack, put a brick in the middle, and filled it with rags, corncobs, some Spanish moss, and sand. I hung that sack off the branch of an oak tree. I'd wrap my hands with a necktie of my daddy's and punch at it. My mom gave me an hour a day. My brothers and sisters said, "Nah." I said, "You'll see."

Courage is how bad you want it.

His mouth made him feel like he was gonna win. Not his hands, I had my hand. He had his lips.

Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people.