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"Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume."
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"The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption."
"It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment."
"Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today."
"I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me."
"In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators."
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"If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues."
"I'll think, If this is his first punch, how are the others gonna feel? That's the only fear I have for myself."
"When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight."
"In Italy, I had an Afro, and a lot of the kids came up and felt my hair. It really was funny. I wish I had understood Italian."
"I'm a competitor and a very proud man. If a guy beats me once, he'll have to do it again to make me believe him."
"Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive."
"I'm a free agent. I haven't allowed any promoters to have exclusive options on my fight. I don't need a promoter."
"Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over."
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