When you're successful for so many years, the scariest part is that you're getting too comfortable because you've had so much success.

Politics is comparable to boxing. The only thing is that in politics there are basically no rules. In boxing, you can get a black eye, but in politics you can get poison in your food or a bullet in the head. It's definitely rougher and tougher than other sports.

After Chernobyl, thousands and thousands of people, if not millions, were given a death penalty and had to pay the price, our father among them.

Aggression means emotions. Emotions means you’re gonna get off your plan and that means you’ll lose the fight.

I train six days a week for four to five hours a day. I like to keep the same schedule when I'm in camp for every fight.

I don't care where people come from. It is not important to me. If you are good people will like you, if you're not, they won't. It is simple.

Defeat will help you. I've been there and done that. I shook it off and came back stronger. It's nothing to be scared about.