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

I don't try to intimidate anybody before a fight. That's nonsense. I intimidate people by hitting them.

We live in a society where we basically live and strive on what people think about us. We’re more visual people so what we see is basically what we believe which is not necessarily true.

There are nine million people who see me in the ring and hate my guts. Most of them are white. That's okay. Just spell my name right.

I don't understand why people would want to get rid of pigeons. They don't bother no one.

It's just good that Detroit is coming back. I'm so happy it's coming back because it needs to come back. When I do my trips around the world, and I can be anywhere, but I always see somebody from Detroit or Chicago. Those guys are world travelers.

I like strong women - not necessarily a masculine woman - but I like strong women...say a woman who runs a C.E.O. corporation. I like a strong woman with confidence - massive confidence - and then I want to dominate her sexually.