I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter.

Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.

You have to know you can win. You have to think you can win. You have to feel you can win.

People can do more than they ever believe they can do. Physically, mentally, academically. You have to be pushed. It hurts. But it's worth it, and it's a great thing.

Bruce Lee was an artist and, like him, I try to go beyond the fundamentals of my sport. I want the public to see a knockout in the making.

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.

Success is attaining your dream while helping others to benefit from that dream materializing.

I've always believed that you can be whatever you want to be if you are willing to sacrifice and dedicate yourself.

My toughest fight was myself. For me to disclose and let things out was not easy because we don't want to seem weak or like we are different, but I learned that it's okay.

I consider myself blessed. I consider you blessed. We've all been blessed with God-given talents. Mine just happens to be beating people up.

Inactivity is the biggest sin in boxing.

Obviously, if I was serious about having a relationship with someone long-term, the last people I would introduce him to would be my family.

I can't believe I wrote that many words in a row.

There are ultimate truths you cannot hide from no matter how high you climb or how long you sit alone. Everything is on its way somewhere, even if that place feels like nowhere.

Michelle Pfeiffer in Tim Burton's 'Batman' was one of the most inspiring - I saw that and I was like, 'I want to be her, I want to do that.'

I believe there are certain types of movements which cannot be married.

As human beings, the closest we can get to truth is through story.

Progress rarely comes as a result of being passive.

There are two kinds of brave men: those who are brave by the grace of nature, and those who are brave by an act of will.

Hold no more stocks than you can remain informed on.

Your destiny is determined by your decisions.