I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself

Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five

Spread your love and fly.

My ambition is not to be just a good fighter. I want to be great, something special.

I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.

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

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.