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 don't do anything. My life sucks.

Hard times fall upon everybody. Whatever it is, we're going to get out of it.

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.

Don't be surprised if I behave like a savage. I am a savage

People see it [boxing] as a physical contact sport, but it's not. It's really a spiritual one of will against will. Who wants it the most? How much is he willing to take - and dish out - to get it? It's like fighting is 10 percent physical and 90 percent emotional.

There's no future in our past. Just experience. We want to return to it, but we don't want to close the door on it either.