If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues

It is wonderful. It truly is. It is the only thing that is real! It's you against me, it's challenging another guy's manhood. With gloves. Words cannot describe that feeling of being a man, of being a gladiator, of being a warrior. It's irreplaceable.

I wouldnt change anything because the mistakes and the hurt are as important as all the great fights. They made me who I am today.

Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport.

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.

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

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