When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight.

Before I fight, I always pray that no one gets hurt.

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

You have to know you can win. You have to think you can win. You have to feel you can win.

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.

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

I retired and came back in '97. Woo! I mean, come on! I don't know, man. A six-year layoff? That was crazy! My career was relatively short, whether you look at either its length in years or the number of fights I had. But it was brutal.