Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.

No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran

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.

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training.

When I was 15 or 16 and I started climbing up the ladder of success in amateur boxing, a reporter asked me, "What do you want to be?" I think he was expecting me to say, "A champion." I said, "I want to be special." I don't know why I said that, but I didn't just want to be a fighter. I wanted to have an impact with people, particularly kids.

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.

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