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.

I'm so opposite of my profession. No one - particularly my mother and father - ever thought I was going to be a boxer because I always felt that football and baseball were too dangerous. I was just such a quiet kid.

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.

I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him.

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

Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.

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.