When I went to college, I wanted to major in kinesiology. That's what I wanted to do, but just the way our schedule matched up - our football schedule and the college of kinesiology - all the classes were in the morning and football practice was in the morning. So there was no way for me to take all the classes that I needed to. Once I got into those core classes, it would have been hard for me to do it.

All I want to do is hit someone in the mouth. It's a whole lot easier than working for a living. Don't make anything noble out of what I do

When I got up I stuck to my plan - stumbling forward and getting hit in the face.

I'm fortunate to have some really great people around me, my fiancee being one, my parents being another. Over the last couple of years, I feel like I've figured out the importance of continuing to learn and the development of the brain and how the brain hooks up with the body.

You run for forty-five minutes, you train for an hour and a half, and the rest of the time you hang out and talk tough

Earnie Shavers could punch you in the neck and break your ankle.

I was once knocked out by a Mexican bantamweight - six of my pals were swinging him around by his heels at the time.