“Going to Russia is going to be nothing for me. I’m going to treat it like it’s the U.S. because, at the end of the day, it’s one man, one ring.”

I never want to hurt no one to the point so they can’t go back to their children.

To build my legacy and be that person I want to be, this is what it’s going to take: to get on the road and travel. Let’s do it that way.

We knew Stiverne was tough. You’ve got to give it to him. He’s got a tough chin.

Everybody has their due season. And it’s all about what you do in your season.

I don’t care what you have done before or what you are capable of: if you come up against a guy like me, you are in trouble.

This is the hardest part for me. Just the waiting – the waiting to fight. The work has all been done, and you just have to wait.

People have to realize that God has blessed me with power. He hasn’t got me this far for no reason. I feel like God has a plan for me in this sport. That’s how I have came up this fast.

It don’t matter if I got a broke hand, got a torn muscle: I’m going to fight like heavyweight champions do.

I don’t know how a man can live with himself to get to the top knowing he didn’t do it the right way.

There’s no other heavyweight in the division like me, especially when it comes into the athletic department. I’m the most athletic heavyweight in the division.

Some guys may play around and say a couple of things, but if I say it, I mean it. I may laugh, it may be funny, but if I say I’m going to get you, I’m going to get you.

I’m not losing no time soon, or ever, till I retire.

My right hand is a monster.

I am very comfortable travelling and going into other territories.

Having patience is one of the hardest things about being human. We want to do it now, and we don’t want to wait. Sometimes we miss out on our blessing when we rush things and do it on our own time.

I don’t see myself being in the sport a very long period of time, so I want to fight as much as possible.

No matter the days of anxiety that come our way, we shall emerge stronger because of the trials to be overcome. That has been the philosophy of the Rangers since the days of the gallant pioneers.

Coffee is the highlight of my day. After coffee everything is downhill.

You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything.

I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl. We ate lobster, drank piña coladas. At sunset, we made love like sea otters. That was a pretty good day. Why couldn’t I get that day over and over and over?

When I awaken in the morning, I am thankful for a new day. I am thankful for everything that I have materially.

One day can make your life. One day can ruin your life. All life is, is four or five days that change everything.

Go out on the front porch of the house, turn the Washington Post over with your big toe, and if your name’s above the fold, you know you’re not going to have a good day.

George M. is where I met my dear friend Joel Grey. We connected at rehearsal one day during a five-minute break. We were both looking out the same window and we knew in five minutes that we’d made a connection.