I feel bad about my outlook, how I feel about people and society, and that I'll never be part of society the way I should.

Everybody has a gameplan until he gets hit

I hope I can improve. I'm far from perfect. Sometimes, I wonder what would happen if I fought myself. I think it would be a one-round KO. But if I was fighting myself, I know I could take my best punch. No, make that two rounds. I would knock myself out in two rounds.

I'm in trouble because I'm normal and slightly arrogant. A lot of people don't like themselves and I happen to be totally in love with myself.

I probably have a 20,000-word vocabulary. I'll match my wits with anyone on literature, science and the arts.

Being in the ring became my reality, and, in my reality, I'd think I was someone special.

Emotion is more than just anger. When I am performing, I need emotion, but I need control, too. Emotion drives the best performance and is necessary, but it must be controlled. I believe Fedor [Emelianenko] does that. I do too. We may look different in how we do it, but we both do it.