It's unnatural to fight somebody who has nothing against you and never did anything to you or to your family, who never stole anything from you. And now you've got to go and try to dismantle this guy.

I just want them to keep bringing guys on and I'am going to strip them of their health. I bring pain a lot of pain.

You need to learn independence. You have to be independent - it builds character.

Not to be egotistical, but I don't think there is a man on this planet who can beat me

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.

What was most important was the knowledge [aspect] of the fight. I learned this early on and just told myself to "upgrade my mind." That's just what I wanted to do my whole life.

That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump that laid on his back and gave up.