I Think An Athlete Should Be Honest.

I'm A Competitor And A Very Proud Man. If A Guy Beats Me Once, He'll Have To Do It Again To Make Me Believe Him.

Within Our Dreams And Aspirations We Find Our Opportunities.

I Found Boxing When I Was 14 Years Old. I Went Down To The Gym Because My Brother, Who Used To Beat Me Up All The Time, Introduced Me To Boxing. I Found Boxing To Be A Sport That I Felt Safe In Because I Controlled What Was In Those Four Squares.

When I Was 15 Or 16 And I Started Climbing Up The Ladder Of Success In Amateur Boxing, A Reporter Asked Me, "what Do You Want To Be?" I Think He Was Expecting Me To Say, "a Champion." I Said, "i Want To Be Special." I Don't Know Why I Said That, But I Didn't Just Want To Be A Fighter. I Wanted To Have An Impact With People, Particularly Kids.

It Is Wonderful. It Truly Is. It Is The Only Thing That Is Real! It's You Against Me, It's Challenging Another Guy's Manhood. With Gloves. Words Cannot Describe That Feeling Of Being A Man, Of Being A Gladiator, Of Being A Warrior. It's Irreplaceable.