Tommy Morrison

I hate being around boxing people. I'd rather be back in the gym.

I thought I had the potential to be a better fighter than I'd ever be a football player. Besides, it was something my father always wanted me to do. He told me since I was a little kid I was a born fighter.

You can sit there and worry yourself sick if you're a mentally weak person.

The mind is a very strong thing.

I couldn't fart in an elevator without people wanting to sue me.

I'm a white guy in a black sport. I really forget about it until someone asks me about it. I'm simply competing in a sport that I love.

I don't ever think in terms of losing. That's not even a possibility. I've been beaten once, and I don't ever want to experience that again.

I knew the HIV virus was something anyone could get but also believed the chances were very slim... I honestly believed I had a better chance of winning the lottery than contracting this disease. I have never been so wrong in my life.

I've made a lot of mistakes in my life.

My life out of the ring caught up with me.

HIV changed my life, but I think I've accepted it. I don't even think about it unless someone brings it up.

If I was black or Hispanic, I wouldn't get any criticism. Because I'm white, people expect so much more out of me. That's a little unfair, but life isn't fair.