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.

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 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.

Some people have a team of ten people - Waste of money, waste of time. I do it on my own when I'm in the ring.

Positive thoughts dramatically alter the direction of your life.

By that thinking, surely she was not bad Luck, but Good, undefined.

I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches." by Alice Roosevelt Longworth

One that actually relates to all Latin American literature: that is, not every author is interested in being a representative of his or her national culture on the global stage.

You know, you try to be diverse, and try to have fun and round things out.

What matters is where you want to go. Focus in the right direction!

I do not know the method of drawing up an indictment against a whole people.

He who does not answer the questions has passed the test.

We need to increase the transparency of shadow banking markets so that authorities can monitor for signs of excessive leverage and unstable maturity transformation outside regulated banks.

Meditation is a means to discover all the glories of the ocean of mind