Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy.

You get these moments in the ring that live forever. That's what Muhammad Ali accomplished, and I hope that I have, too.

Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There's nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring. On the downside, you meet a lot of really bad people in boxing, at all stages of your career.

Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.

In 1990 at Harveys, when I was 28 years old, I became the youngest chef to win two Michelin stars. It was a huge achievement.

Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals.

Winning and losing have their significance in a democracy. But there should be no arrogance in victory, nor should there be any despondency in defeat.

In the scriptures, we are told you can't really understand happiness unless you understand sadness. You don't know pleasure if you don't know pain. It's part of life. So can you learn something from somebody who has gone from success to success to success? I don't think so.