I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed.

Adversity is something that makes reaching your goals so much more rewarding than if it didn't exist.

In boxing, if you think you will lose... you're already halfway there.

Boxing isn't just about brute strength; it's about skill and outwitting your opponent.

Sometimes success needs interruption to regain focus and shake off complacency.

Action is what separates the do-ers from the dreamers.

In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess.

I couldn't wait until I grew up. I used to look at my mom's stockings and put them on with her high heels and mess with my hair.

Injuries made me a believer in cross-training.

I don't always have the best eating habits. I like butter and ice cream. There are days when I should work out and I don't. But it's never too late to change old habits.

I used to be teased for the way I wore my hair at school. I used to do things like wear a different-colored sock on each leg.

The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.

I like being unconventional.

I don't do drugs. I never have taken any drugs. I don't believe in them.

People don't pay much attention to you when you are second best. I wanted to see what it felt like to be number one.

If you want to run as fast as the men, you've got to train like the men.

I know what I have to do, and I'm going to do whatever it takes. If I do it, I'll come out a winner, and it doesn't matter what anyone else does.

I pray hard, work hard, and leave the rest to God.

When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore.