I'm A Competitor And A Very Proud

I Want To Be Great, Something Special.

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.

Except For Ali, Fighters Had Never Been Marketable.

Aaron Pryor Wants To Get Into The Ring With Me. He Wants To Be Able To Retire, And He Will. For Health Reasons.

I Only Wish That I Had Had The Courage And The Knowledge To Have Gotten That Out Of My System, Out Of My Mind Or My Heart Years Earlier. But There Is No Book, There Is No Manual To Tell You How To Deal With Sexual Abuse.