Someone once said there was a comparison between Sugar Ray Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson. Believe me, there's no comparison. Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest.

I've always believed that you can be whatever you want to be if you are willing to sacrifice and dedicate yourself.

This kid [Janks Morton, Jr.] was so special, although he's not a kid anymore, obviously, but he was there from day one of my rise through boxing. You know how the years go by and then, when you stop to reflect, you realize that someone was a part of your whole evolution as an individual? That's what I share with Junior.

Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.

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

My very best memory of Montreal was the moment inside the Olympic arena when I was waiting under the stadium and those majestic gates opened up. It was a whole other world.

I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out.