There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.

You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.

Everybody is blessed with a certain talent, you have to know what your talent is maximize it and push it to the limit.

I'm a boxer who believes that the object of the sport is to hit and not get hit.

Just live every day like it's your last day and be the best person that you can be.

To be the best you have to work overtime.

As long as you know you gave whatever you did 100% you're considered a winner in my book.

I know how I could beat myself: by not being disciplined, by slacking, by not dedicating myself to my craft, by not working hard, by not listening, by thinking I know it all - short like that.

I've done some things that I shouldn't have done but I know I'm not a bad person, and I know that I can become a better person... Only thing I can do is work at it.

If I did want to come back, I was going to make, what, $50 million? You know what; don't call my phone unless you've got $100 million.

A true champion can adapt to anything.

One of the worst things I’ve learned about getting older is that there seems to be more change that you don’t like than there was when you were younger and you can’t do nothin’ about it.

Children always forgive their mothers. That's the way God's designed them. He gives them two arms, two legs, and a heart that will cry 'mother' until the day it stops beating.

It sounds otherworldly and mysterious, submerged under a bed of spacious texture. A place of awe where don't have answers to all of your questions.

I'm not romantic at all. I'm a moaner. I should be on Grumpy Old Men. I'm terrible.

The reason that deadline actually can work very well for you is what it forces you to do is make decisions.

Germany lost the Second World War. Fascism won it. Believe me, my friend.

Ah! the soft starlight of virgin eyes.

A treasure trove for parents and for professionals in the child-development fields.

If we could have a little patience, we should escape much mortification; time takes away as much as it gives.

You already have within you everything you need to turn your dreams into reality.