I Lay Around And Wonder Why You

To Be Honest, I Don't Know. I Started One [book] Back In 1982 Or '83 When I First Retired. But I Was Only 25 Or 26 And Not Ready To Write My Memoirs.

This Kid [janks Morton, Jr.] Was So Special, Although He's Not A Kid Anymore, Obviously, But He Was There From Day One Of My Rise Through Boxing. You Know How The Years Go By And Then, When You Stop To Reflect, You Realize That Someone Was A Part Of Your Whole Evolution As An Individual? That's What I Share With Junior.

When I Was 15 Or 16 And I Started Climbing Up The Ladder Of Success In Amateur Boxing, A Reporter Asked Me, "what Do You Want To Be?" I Think He Was Expecting Me To Say, "a Champion." I Said, "i Want To Be Special." I Don't Know Why I Said That, But I Didn't Just Want To Be A Fighter. I Wanted To Have An Impact With People, Particularly Kids.

Bruce Lee Was An Artist And, Like Him, I Try To Go Beyond The Fundamentals Of My Sport. I Want The Public To See A Knockout In The Making.

When I Turned Pro, Muhammad Ali Was Laying Back, And I Was Able To Fill Up An Area That Was Empty.