I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.

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

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

Sugar Ray Robinson was probably the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.

It was a whole different world, and Montreal was an absolutely beautiful setting unlike anywhere I'd ever been before. So, Montreal in '76 was an encompassing experience I will cherish for the rest of my life.

A fighter never knows when it's the last bell. He doesn't want to face that.

I want to be great, something special.