The one thing I know, everyone respects the true person and everyone's not true with themselves. All of these people who are heroes, these guys who have been lily white and clean all their lives, if they went through what I went through, they would commit suicide. They don't have the heart that I have. I've lived places they can't defecate in.

One of my friends once saw another guy's (criminal) record and said, 'Look, this guy is a born troublemaker, just a loser.' I had to tell him, 'No, that's my record - and it doesn't include my juvenile history.'

My biggest weakness is my sensitivity. I am too sensitive a person.

Being a champion opens lots of doors—I'd like to get a real estate license, maybe sell insurance.

My objective is to destroy anybody over 200 pounds, in the ring or out.

Sometimes, the people we invest the most time in disappoint us the most.

I don't think boxing took more from me then I got in return. It gave me everything that I took from it. It was all fair.