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

Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over.

When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight.

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training.

My intention was to fight Durán ASAP because I knew Durán's habits. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 40–50 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147.

You have to know you can win. You have to think you can win. You have to feel you can win.

If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues