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

We're all endowed with God-given talents. Mine happens to be hitting people in the head.

Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy

The only way for a fighter to get back in shape is to fight his way back.

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.

To be honest, I don't know. I started one [book] back in 1982 or '83 when I first retired. But I was only 25 or 26 and not ready to write my memoirs.

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.