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.

You don't play boxing. You really don't. You play golf, you play tennis, but you don't play boxing.

Look at football, where you still have injuries no matter how much they improve the helmets and other equipment.

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

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

I think an athlete should be honest. I know it's difficult, but if a guy knocked me on my can, I couldn't very well say, I slipped.

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