They say that I'm stubborn, and my wife says that, too, but it's paid off so far.

Boxing's a poor man's sport. We can't afford to play golf or tennis. It is what it is. It's kept so many kids off the street. It kept me off the street.

Look at football, where you still have injuries no matter how much they improve the helmets and other equipment.

I always expect unexpected challenges.

Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable.

I've always been quiet and kind of shy. I'm sociable, but I would probably migrate to a corner.

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.