I live for the moment to hit people.

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.

One of my friends once saw another guy's (criminal) record and said, 'Look, this guy is a born troublemaker, just a loser.' I had to tell him, 'No, that's my record - and it doesn't include my juvenile history.'

Whatever you want, especially when you’re striving to be the best in the world at something, there’ll always be disappointments, and you can’t be emotionally tied to them, cos’ they’ll break your spirit.

Sometimes they laugh at things I don't think are funny, but I believe if they're laughing at me, it's a good show.

I felt the same fear in my first fight as I did in my last fight. It never goes away.

Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It's like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you can't control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you. If you can control your fear, it makes you more alert, like a deer coming across the lawn.