The one thing that made me somewhat of an animal is I didn't have anything growing up.

It's a big move from the 'Tough Man' circuit to professional boxing. When I turned pro, I had to play catch-up and was fighting almost twice a month until I had more than 20 fights under my belt.

I just turned 27 years old, and there are mornings where my knees and ankles really hurt. I hurt all over. I would hate to be me when I'm 35 years old. I'll be a basket case, but I will have a lot of memories.

I don't believe in past lifetimes, but if there was one, I had to be a gladiator.

I don't care if you're Muslim or Christian or Buddhist or whatever your religion is, when you listen to a spiritual song and you really open your heart, you can feel it. You can feel the message of it. Just a simple story.

I'm one of the few people I know who believes in God.

If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.

I've always had great faith in people.