Mental strength is really important because you either win or lose in your mind. And I'm not solely talking about sporting matches, boxing events - anything you do, you do it first with your mental strength. And you can actually train and develop it, and I am responsible for what I'm saying because I have experience with that.

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.

Earlier in my career, I never thought of boxing as a chess game, but I confirm that they are, in fact, very similar. You can plan your fights and strategy just like you would in chess.

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 think that boxing is actually not as dangerous as the politics. In boxing, you're gonna get a bloody nose or a black eye. In politics you can obviously get either dioxin in the food or bullet in the head.

I will teach you how to behave yourself in the ring.

He's been an inspiration for me since the Olympics 1996.