When You Have A Sound Mind, You

I Probably Do Better Not Being In Politics. They Have Too Much Control Over You When You Are In Politics.

I Came Up Poor. My Mother Only Had A Fourth-grade Education. My Dad Didn't Have Any Education At All. But They Were Very Structured. They Worked Hard. You Know, They Didn't Complain. They Didn't Murmur. And They Believe In The Christ.

I Got Three Whippings A Day From My Mama.

If You Quit Every Time Things Don't Go Your Way, Then You'll Be Quitting All Through Your Life.

Madison Square Garden, November 1984. I Don't Recall Taking Too Much Fear Into The Ring. I Knew I Could Fight. But I Got A Big Shock. They Put Me In With This Rough, Tough Veteran Called Lionel Byarm. He Tested Me To The Limit. But I Fought My Heart Out And, In The End, I Prevailed. The Story Of My Life, In My Very First Fight.