It was huge to read the Proverbs of the day every morning, it was huge to read the Psalm of the day every morning and to get that in us and get us going before the day even started.
What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight champion of the world?
I do a lot of yoga and meditation. It calms my nerves and helps me channelise my energy.
I always train and prepare with highest concentration and focus on my next opponent. To me, it does not matter what his name is.
Just take one step at a time, trusting that God still has a plan for you, and He will make the best out of your situation.
Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a dream.
As a child I was sometimes so hungry that I used to dream that one day I'd get locked in a grocery store.
Preaching is the most original thing I've ever done. There's nothing familiar about it. You have to be brave.
I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet.
It's Niagara Falls. It's one of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world. Who wouldn't want to walk across it?
We train very hard under windy conditions. I've actually walked a wire in my backyard with 90-mile-an-hour winds.
One thing that I pride myself on is, everything that I do is completely legit. We go through every channel, and do it the proper way.
Every walk that I do, there's obstacles in the way. There's always somebody or something that comes across negative, but I live for that sort of thing.
I'm facing Niagara Falls - the wind and the mist and the dark and the peregrine falcons - and I'm going to stay focused on the other side.
Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a punch, hits back with three punches.
Some of the old refs have favoritism toward some of the fighters that are currently fighting. There should be a changing of the guard with the refs, the same way there are with fighters.
Nobody stands out right now. Everybody has similar styles. None of these fighters have reinvented the wheel and created a new style.
I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him.
I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.
When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have.
I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter.
