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.

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.

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 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.

Everything you want to know about a fighter is in his eyes. The look in his eyes tells the truth.

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

You have to know you can win. You have to think you can win. You have to feel you can win.