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.

Spread your love and fly.

Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.

I've always believed that you can be whatever you want to be if you are willing to sacrifice and dedicate yourself.

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.

No one but myself thought I could beat guys like Tommy Hearns or Roberto Duran