“I try my best to learn from other people’s mistakes. I have a lot of respect for people who can change.”

Any man can do what he has to do. But doing it like you love it? That is what takes it to a whole different level. A champion does it like he loves it, even when he doesn’t.

People relate to fighters so much because fighting reflects life.

I’m not much for talking. You know what I do. I put guys in body bags when I’m right.

When Jesus comes back, these crazy, greedy, capitalistic men are gonna kill him again.

You have to be a friend to yourself. You know, ’cause if you’re not a friend to yourself, you’re an enemy to yourself and if someone’s a friend of everybody they are an enemy to themselves.

I refuse to let adversity allow me to be average.

There’s nothing like being young, and happy, and fighting.

I’m a historian, and that freaks me out.

If you’re not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.

Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.

I don’t react to a tragic happening any more. I took so many bad things as a kid and some people think I don’t care about anything. It’s just too hard for me to get emotional. I can’t cry no more.

In order for me to achieve… I had to regard myself greater than what I was. In other words I had to fake it until I make it.

You stand your ground and you perform your art. That’s what the artist does. The artist is about perfection.

You can’t be disturbed by anything. There’s no emotion involved. You can’t feel sorrow, you can’t feel pity, there’s nothing you feel. The job has to be done.

My nature is to get instant gratification. On stage, I can feel everybody’s anticipation. I know what they want, I know what I’m going to give them, I know when I’m going to give it to them, I know when they want it.

The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.

I’m not concentrated or concerned with any other factors rather than just being able to do the best job that I can.

If I make a priority shift, I’ll make it because it’s best for me.

The best ideas must move you before they can move someone else.

Patrice O’Neal is the best comic I ever saw.

The best teacher is an entertainer.

So maybe nature also works as a metaphor for whatever emotional troubles my characters have to negotiate. I’m interested in my characters as survivors, and maybe that works best when the old-fashioned notion of humans surviving in wilderness is not too far away.

You cannot always run at your best.

The Spurs boss is an honest Yorkshireman and you will go a long way before finding a straighter character than that. Bill has never wavered in his determination to give White Hart Lane fans the best.