It's all about getting better and controlling the things that you can control, which is getting better day to day.

You really can't worry about stuff you can't control... You need to focus on getting where you need to be and not worry about what could have been and what should have been.

I don't need to do all the trash talking. I try to do it with my fists, my knees, and my feet.

Even in the losses, I always saw glimpses of something that kept me going.

I've been through a lot of ups and downs. Just willing to get back up and grind every day to try and get better.

I'm looking forward, that's all, I'm not looking backwards.

What I've learned from those losses... Priceless.

It's about falling down and getting back up.

It's all about... getting back up and getting back to work and striving to be the best you can be.

I did a lot of smoker fights and fought pretty much every week since Pat wouldn't let me fight until he was sure I was ready. I was also boxing and so I had 30 unofficial fights or more of those.

The sport in 2000 wasn't as big as it is now [in 2008].

She was a light from Heaven, and a beauty for all of us to behold.

Some mistakes are worth making twice.

I don't tell many people my last name.

I don't wear diamond necklaces. I'm not against it but I never could afford it, so now I just wear gold. I wear bracelets, rings, anklets.

The idea that you will make the right decision every time is very unlikely.

In a sense, I think a movie is really a little like a question and when you make it, that's when you get the answer.

For nothing keeps a poet In his high singing mood Like unappeasable hunger For unattainable food.

Freedom is one thing. You have it all or you are not free.

Aint nothin you can tell her Yeah she get the mozarella

One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer.