If he's not dead, it doesn't count.

Nothing is more humbling than getting your ass kicked.

I just want to do what I do best, and that's fight. I love it.

Everyone says "I wish I was in your shoes...", the hundreds of people that wish they were in my shoes don't know the tenth of it. If they were in my shoes they would cry like a baby.

I just did what I did in my era, basically because of my admiration for the guys who came before me. That's how I've always looked at it. I never thought of boxing like, I'm going to be the greatest fighter ever and make a lot of money. Instead, I thought I was going to win because I learned from the best. I carefully studied the videotapes of all the fighters from the past, dissected their styles, and entered the ring with their spirit.

People are going to say what they say. I know sometimes I say things; I offend people.

As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want.