Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy

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

I found boxing when I was 14 years old. I went down to the gym because my brother, who used to beat me up all the time, introduced me to boxing. I found boxing to be a sport that I felt safe in because I controlled what was in those four squares.

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

Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public to see a knockout in the making.

I want to be great, something special.

My very best memory of Montreal was the moment inside the Olympic arena when I was waiting under the stadium and those majestic gates opened up. It was a whole other world.