In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and felt my hair. It really was funny. I wish I had understood Italian.

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.

I've always been quiet and kind of shy. I'm sociable, but I would probably migrate to a corner.

Boxing's a poor man's sport. We can't afford to play golf or tennis. It is what it is. It's kept so many kids off the street. It kept me off the street.

I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it.

You just don't heal that easy unless you're young.

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.