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

Inactivity is the biggest sin in boxing.

I wanted to be like Bruce Jenner.

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 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.

My toughest fight was myself. For me to disclose and let things out was not easy because we don't want to seem weak or like we are different, but I learned that it's okay.

I want to be great, something special.