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.

There's no way I would want to hurt him or bust him up. That's why, for the sake of the family as well as himself, I will take him out in the opening round.

You have to be a friend to yourself. You know, 'cause if you're not a friend to yourself, you're an enemy to yourself and if someone's a friend of everybody they are an enemy to themselves.

People tell me I'm a comedian, but I don't approach acting from that perspective. I do know that everything in life has to do with your timing and perception. You have to be comfortable with the rhythm that you're in. You can't just jump into a fast rhythm if yours is slow. You might have to pick up the pace but in your own particular way. It has to do with personality, too.

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

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.

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.