I want to be great, something special.

Aaron Pryor wants to get into the ring with me. He wants to be able to retire, and he will. For health reasons.

You don't play boxing. You really don't. You play golf, you play tennis, but you don't play boxing.

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

My intention was to fight Durán ASAP because I knew Durán's habits. I knew he would indulge himself, he'd gain 40–50 lbs and then sweat it off to make 147.

To be honest, I don't know. I started one [book] back in 1982 or '83 when I first retired. But I was only 25 or 26 and not ready to write my memoirs.

Success is attaining your dream while helping others to benefit from that dream materializing.