I've got no aspirations to become an A-list celebrity.

Just swerve Golovkin like the plague. He punches like a mule. I don't need to be in with him. Dangerous fight.

It's not Beirut or Bosnia.

It's counterproductive and self-destructive to bear grudges with people that are negative.

I was prepared to get knocked out myself trying to knock him out, because then I could sleep at night knowing that I've given my best.

I knew it was all or nothing.

It is satisfying following such an emphatic victory over the current unbeaten champion (Lucian Bute) to know that there's a lot of people eating humble pie.

Your longevity in the sport is governed by how you live in between the fights.

Joe Calzaghe was using the excuse, no one knows who I am in America. Now everyone knows who I am in America.

He's got a rematch clause in his contract but I'm not sure if he's going to want to exercise that rematch but if he does, I'd happily oblige. I'll go over to Canada and give him another whooping.

Somebody thinking that they can make noise intimidate me is comical.

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will and the other from a strong won't.

Nobody needs to worry whether or not I've been tested.

First, say to yourself, 'I'm totally independent of the good or bad opinions of others.' Second: 'I'm beneath no one.' Third: 'I'm fearless in the face of any and all challenges.'

I have used mass surveillance to target people, so I do know how it works.

When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.

The best thing you can say about offshore investors is that they're tax cheats in their home countries.

They throw Winfield out at second, but he's safe.

Those days [of the Vietnam War] you couldn't get on a bus going to the South without expecting a riot over something or the other. All of that has disappeared thanks to Lyndon Johnson.

The advantages? Exercise, no parking problems, gas prices, it's fun. An automobile is expensive. You have to find a place to park and it's not fun. So why not ride a bicycle? I recommend it.

Sometimes you had to take a look at yourself and then look away.