No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran

I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it.

It was a whole different world, and Montreal was an absolutely beautiful setting unlike anywhere I'd ever been before. So, Montreal in '76 was an encompassing experience I will cherish for the rest of my life.

It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it.

It's hard to talk about yourself.

I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.

Everything you want to know about a fighter is in his eyes. The look in his eyes tells the truth.