I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him.

Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five

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

I learned that I had character defects, that I was allergic to alcohol and drugs, and that I had an obsession with all the bad stuff. But thank God that I woke and that I had good people around me to support me. There's not much more I can say about it. You have to want to be a better person.

Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.

I wanted to be like Bruce Jenner.