I've always been quiet and kind of shy. I'm sociable, but I would probably migrate to a corner.

When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have.

I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself

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.

Except for Ali, fighters had never been marketable.

When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight.

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.