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

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

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.

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

Someone once said there was a comparison between Sugar Ray Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson. Believe me, there's no comparison. Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest.

This kid [Janks Morton, Jr.] was so special, although he's not a kid anymore, obviously, but he was there from day one of my rise through boxing. You know how the years go by and then, when you stop to reflect, you realize that someone was a part of your whole evolution as an individual? That's what I share with Junior.

I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it.