“As far as working out, I know exactly what I’m doing.”

We lived in a real rough place but my mother kept me straight.

Odds are just the people opinion. Respect your own opinion.

Everyone has freedom to say whatever they want to say. I think it takes a stronger person to hold their tongue as opposed to speaking out.

I lived in a project and didn’t have a good education. But, I’d listen to the preacher, who said that God would show me the way. Everything starts from that confidence.

Well, number one I like dancing. Number two I knew it would be challenging because I had never done this type of dance before. I always wanted to and I happened to have the courage to go out there and give it my best shot.

Stay on your toes and always move forward.

He listens to his trainer real good. He just doesn’t listen to me. I still can’t get him to do nothing.

Every time someone starts talking about weight, it takes away from the fight. No one is born at that weight. We grew into that weight. It is all about the challenge, more so than the weight.

I got three whippings a day from my mama.

When you do not change up a lot, people may know you a lot better than they should.

The word of God steadies me. He says your trials and tribulations make you who you are. So you can see my whole story in the way I endured and overcame some testing experiences.

When at a young age you learn to face your fears, that makes the difference between people being champions and people not being champions.

I’ve had a great life following my faith and my instincts.

A champion shows who he is by what he does.

I think my whole living in vain involves me. I know that the biggest help for me is to help someone else in so many different ways.

The game’s been good to me and I hope I’ve been good to the game. I’m 50 years old and I’ve pretty much did everything that I wanted to do in boxing.

Miracles do occur, but one has to work hard for them to happen.

The virtue of obedience makes the will supple… It inspires the courage with which to fulfill the most difficult tasks.

Boredom is not an illness but a symptom of an illness. Work defies boredom.

I love the work I do.

You venture into the unknown land because that is where your heart will take you. In the end, it is not what you want to do, it is something you have to do.

I’m just an individual who doesn’t feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. I’m working for me.

What works for Germany can’t work for the rest of Europe: No country can run a chronic surplus without others running deficits.

Like I’m a puzzle to be worked out and he’s got all damn day.