I figure I'll be champ for about ten years and then I'll let my brother take over - like the Kennedys down in Washington.
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.
Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.
I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.
I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.