My ambition is not to be just a good fighter. I want to be great, something special.

Success is attaining your dream while helping others to benefit from that dream materializing.

I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares.

I retired and came back in '97. Woo! I mean, come on! I don't know, man. A six-year layoff? That was crazy! My career was relatively short, whether you look at either its length in years or the number of fights I had. But it was brutal.

Duran always disturbs me. The guy is just weird. Before our first fight, both Duran and his wife gave my wife the finger.

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

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