I like to do things that are noncombat- or boxing-related. So I jump rope a lot, and then I run a lot.

I'm a guy that likes to work in the spa and get on the elliptical.

I'm a health-awareness guy, and all of that includes how I eat, how much I rest, and how I keep my skin good. Any kind of maintenance that I would do on a car, I do on myself.

If you notice, in every fight, I always have something to get into their head.

I avoid processed food.

A body that doesn't move mentally or physically dies.

I have to be smarter than my opponents. I have to figure out their styles in the ring. I have to be three or four steps ahead of them. So my mind has to be sharp.

I have to constantly work on my reflexes and hand-eye coordination. I do a lot of puzzles. I play chess.

One thing I want people to know before I leave this game is I gave it my all.

Money is great, but history is something that you can never get rid of and act like it didn't happen.

I am a great champion.

I'm special, in a way that is good. I don't have to explain 'special.' There is no definition for special. Special speaks for itself.

I think being 50 and being me is different than any other fighter in any era.

There is nothing more important than staying alert, reading your opponent, that counts for both inside and outside the ring.

I do much less sparring and always with the purpose of working on something in particular.

I am not going to eat something that I have been told is not good for my system, and I do what I can to eat energy food, such as lean meats, whole grains, and lots of fruit and vegetables. Without this daily habit, my body would have given up a long time ago. There is no magic pill, no magic drink, no magic food.

I want to be the spokesman for the 40-and-older crowd, inspiring people to believe that no matter their age, they can be healthy and save their lives.

I am a proud man and never takes things for granted in my life.

Age is not an enemy to me.

That materialistic life, that's not my god.

I'm the guy still driving a Nissan.

They had to debate whether Joe Frazier should be in the Boxing Hall of Fame or not. I'm making sure that it would be a felony to sit down and debate whether or not Bernard Hopkins deserves to be in the hall of fame.

I love fighting big guys because I'm fast. I'm not a big, light heavyweight. I can move. I can get inside on them. I'm inside, I'm wrestling with them, and they're just wrestling, but all the time, I'm chopping; I'm slapping.

You do a deal - business deal, real estate deal, stock deal - protect yourself at all times. I got that from boxing. That's from A to Z: that covers everything in life. And it started when I heard it in the ring. They don't say that in basketball or football or any other sport that I know of but boxing.