“For every athlete, the roar of the crowd goes away, and we have to learn how to …” — Gerry Cooney

Too many fighters stay in the game for too long. They stay because it's awfully hard to walk away from the roar of the crowd. Really hard. You live for that and so you stay too long. And you might have a wife and kids to feed. So you keep fighting because you don't know how to do anything else.

I feel like a pro now. Before I fought Holmes, I felt like a rookie.

I know I can fight; that's the only thing that matters to me.

I either had to concentrate on fighting, or I had to help my family. I chose my family. I love my mom; I love my family.