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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.

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I never fought because of my father. I started to box before he pushed me. It had nothing to do with him.

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Joe DeGuardia, I love that guy. He's not a superstar promoter yet, but he will be. He was a fighter himself; he's staying the course with these guys. He's developing some good fighters out there. I really applaud him whenever I get a chance to.

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I always had the hope that Holmes and I would fight again.

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

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I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion.

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Anytime somebody climbs up those steps into the ring, they have a heart.

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All of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none. So when the fighter is through, he is through. While he was fighting his management was very excited for him, but now that he is done, that management team is moving on.

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You have a small period of time when you can perfect your career and become good at it. A lot of guys get distracted, which only hurts them. You must stay focused and work very hard at boxing.

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By the time you're 30 years old, you can be on a nowhere street, if you're not careful.

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Some of the things written about me hurt, but there is nothing I can do about it.

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I've always wanted to fight. I love to fight.

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I was embarrassing against Spinks.

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I was lucky. I held on to some of my money. I didn't really know what I wanted to do after boxing. But I found what I wanted to do.

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When we first started in Huntington Recreation with John Capobianco, we put four kids in the Golden Gloves finals. We didn't even have a ring. We trained at Stimson Junior High School. They give us the gym three nights a week. We used to box in the gym - no ring, just on the gym floor.

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When I fought Holmes, I feel I was a better fighter than he was. I was just so caught up in what was written about the fight - I got caught up in that whole thing.

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I don't fear Holmes, but I think he's a good fighter. He has a lot of pride. But I wouldn't be fighting him if I feared him. It's going to be a tough fight. People say with all the hoopla out there, I won't be able to handle it. I believe the pressure's on him. I'm just going to do my thing.

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You can have more than one career, but you only have one family.

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When I hurt Norton, I got scared. I looked to the referee. But in the same sense, you're a fighter: you gotta have the killer instinct.

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It's tough waking up in the morning and reading derogatory stories about you.

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When you bottom out, you have to stand up and get going again.

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I have a great life. I'm the happiest guy in the world.

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When I get finished with fighting, I hope they ask the same questions. It's not my purpose to answer them. Boxing is the art of self-defense. I knock 'em out the first chance I get.

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I grew up in a household where I learned five things from my old man. You know what they were? You're no good. You're a failure. You're not going to amount to anything. Don't trust nobody, and don't tell nobody your business. When I lost to Larry Holmes in 1982, I felt all five of those things smacked me right across the face.

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If I keep thinking about yesterday, tomorrow might never come.

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They said if I'd fight a ranked contender, I'd get a title shot. I did that, and the next day they changed the rules.

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When somebody used to compliment me, I'd spend 10 minutes trying to talk them out of it.

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Sometimes you get so frustrated that things aren't working out, you say, 'Let me step away for a while.' But the fire still burns.

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It's like I had two things pulling at me: you want to be a fighter, and you have problems. So I couldn't be a fighter, and I wasn't solving any problems.

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I spent a lot of time dwelling on yesterday, and it did me no good.

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Winning the Gloves made me believe I was somebody.

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Drug abuse is a very difficult disease.

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I believe in my abilities as a fighter.

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