Deontay Wilder

I will be that guy to change this sport, especially in the heavyweight division. A lot of people have lost interest. I'm the right man for the job... I want to make it bigger and better than it ever have been before.

I was raised by both parents up to 17. We had a good family. We had a middle class family, good teaching and good surroundings, raised by the church, where I went every week whether I wanted to or not.

Having patience is one of the hardest things about being human. We want to do it now, and we don't want to wait. Sometimes we miss out on our blessing when we rush things and do it on our own time.

I'm not losing no time soon, or ever, till I retire.

Size doesn't mean anything - not all the time.

I didn't even know about amateur boxing, period.

I don't see myself being in the sport a very long period of time, so I want to fight as much as possible.

I decided to do something I've been wanting to do for a long time - go get a chef and a nutritionist - and I brought them on board.

I've been talking about unifying the division for a long time.

I still think about the first time I met Lennox Lewis, and he took the time out to talk to me, and he showed me different techniques. I'll never forget. Lennox was one of those guys that set the standard. He's a hard act to follow. But I love a challenge.

To build my legacy and be that person I want to be, this is what it's going to take: to get on the road and travel. Let's do it that way.

My daughter will find some of the sweetest words to tell you that can make a grown man cry. She still gives me the same inspiration. She still motivates me.