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 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.

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

Generally, the more weight you put on, the less effective you are.

If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues

Holyfield is nothing but class, and I think he's a breath of fresh air for the sport.

A fighter never knows when it's the last bell. He doesn't want to face that.