Tommy Morrison

There's a family tradition of fighting in the Kansas City Golden Gloves. My older brother, Tim, did, and so did my father's two youngest brothers, Trent and Troy. They all won the Golden Gloves. So when my mother asked me to keep the tradition going, I did.

I would walk into a room, and people would be like, 'Hide the children. Here comes the guy with AIDS.' That's very demeaning, and it really hurts your spirit.

I'm happy in Oklahoma. It's closer to family. Nobody expects anything of you there.

When I was 19, my heart wasn't in it. I hated training.

I didn't have the greatest equipment or the greatest facilities. I would see people with new shoes and better cars. I knew what I wanted and what I had to do to get what I wanted. I became a very Spartan person at a young age because of that.

I was one of the most popular fighters of my era.

Something that comes along with age causes you to simmer a bit.

I just want to fight the world. Fight the system. Fight everybody.

Boxing is a family tradition. The last five generations down to my dad have been fighters.

I am not a big fan of Mike Tyson. I almost idolized him for what he did in the ring - he was such a great fighter. But his behavior out of the ring... he needed to realize he was in the public eye, and there is a responsibility.