There's enough pressure in life without seeking competition. That makes it double pressure.

But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.

I ain't got no right to judge someone.

My trainer, George Francis, used to train a lot of African boxers. They're hungry guys, man. They've got no trainers, got nothing. They're so hungry to do boxing, to make some money.

Some of the occurrences leading up to and immediately following the Berlin World Championships have infringed not only my rights as an athlete but also my fundamental and human rights, including my rights to dignity and privacy.

In one respect, it's easier to open a restaurant in New York because you get more media attention than anywhere else. Almost everyone will try a new place once, irrespective of the reviews, because it's a spectator sport.

When people say that American tennis is dead and things like that, you kind of take it a little personal.

I just love to play football and enjoy it.