I don't do nothin' unless I risk humiliating myself and really embarrassing myself. When I have that hanging over my head, it allows me to rise to the occasion.

When you're a great finisher, you'll become popular. Joe Louis was a great finisher.

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

I feel like sometimes that I was not meant for this society.

It's the emotional punches that you can't see that are just overwhelmingly devastating to your heart - your moral fiber.

Confidence applied properly is the path of genius. You must always be in a state of confidence. And the way you sustain a state of confidence is by testing yourself. Difficult quagmires that may occur; there's always a test. You have to seek them out. You constantly have to test yourself to prepare for these quagmires. That's why I always put myself to the test.

My life's not tragic at all. How many guys do you know who are bankrupt and just bought a $3 million house and are getting ready to get $6 million more?