I'm the best fighter in the world. No one can beat me....My objective is to inflict as much pain as possible, to win and win spectacularly...Ever since I was 12 years old, I was groomed to be the heavyweight champion of the world. I've been prepared to handle the pressure, the dealing with the press, everything.

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'm not much for talking. You know what I do. I put guys in body bags when I'm right.

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

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.

It's interesting that you put me in the league with those illustrious fighters [Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Jack Johnson], but I've proved since my career I've surpassed them as far my popularity. I'm the biggest fighter in the history of the sport. If you don't believe it, check the cash register.

I had to persevere because this was my life. This championship, this was the stuff I dreamt of all my life, and I wasn't gonna be denied.