If somebody had told me in the 1980s that Gerry Adams would shake hands with Ian Paisley or Peter Robinson I would have said put that man in a white suit and lock him up in a padded cell.

Every fighter has a story that could break your heart. We lose, we get hurt and everything comes apart. That's when it's so difficult to stay on the straight and narrow.

Work hard, think fast and you'll last.

A pit bull is like a fighter. Every so often it needs to taste blood.

I don't want to sound obnoxious, but I like to think I brought it another step. I was able to bring people who were casually interested in boxing together.

What I would say about Barney Eastwood is that when our relationship worked, it worked extremely well. He had a lot of strengths as a promoter and a manager.

I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort ot fallen out of love with the sport.

Boxing is changing and training methods are slowly being dragged into the 21st century.

I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box.

I've spent my life navigating through sensitive issues. Not wanting to upset people.

I get people to this day - I won my title 25 years ago - saying how wonderful a time they had during that dark period in our history when they came to watch me fight.

Two things have always ruptured up and through hegemony: art and bodies.

History is all around us and you, my lucky few, are living in some of it..

To sell something familiar, make it surprising. To sell something surprising, make it familiar.

Every time I conjure up a rock, I throw it.

I'm very honest about where I'm coming from.

People who announce they are going to the toilet. Thanks that's an image I really didn't need.

It's possible to disagree with someone about the ethics of non-violence without wanting to kick his face in.

The essence of tyranny is the denial of complexity.

What others say and do cannot stop you from fulfilling your destiny. Your destiny was handed down by Almighty God.

I feel like I'm going to be with the Cowboys the rest of my career, definitely. I love it.