I only wish that I had had the courage and the knowledge to have gotten that out of my system, out of my mind or my heart years earlier. But there is no book, there is no manual to tell you how to deal with sexual abuse.

It's different when you become a professional, because you also have to become a businessman, and that takes something away from it.

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.

Inactivity is the biggest sin in 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.

The only way for a fighter to get back in shape is to fight his way back.

Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.