Know that the power comes from within: when you are tired, or you want to give up, dig deep. Dig deep for whatever reason - in boxing, in sport, in life.
My dad loves boxing, so he used to hold up his hands when we were little kids, and we would punch his hands, and he slowly got us little gloves, and little punching bags that he'd always hold for us.
My views on piracy and illegal streaming are I think it's illegal for a reason, and I feel like there's a lot of people working hard behind the scenes to get the fights going and showing things on TV.
I can get to a point where I get pretty chiselled.
When you take a break from something you love doing, you just feel like it's time to get back into it; you feel like you've been missing out on something.
I didn't make the Olympics, but I beat a lot of the guys that went to the Olympics, so I felt I was at that level even though I didn't make it.
I don't ever want to be a punch drunk.
My punches are crisp, powerful, and sharp.
It's good that people are underestimating me. I'm the guy from Down Under, and I'm going to show them what's up.
All it takes is one punch, one big punch, and that could wreck everything for me.
There's nothing like getting in the ring.
My parents taught me good standards, and I feel like I'm taking it to the boxing realm.
You've got to be humble; you've got to be nice to everyone. But when you're in the ring, that's the time to let your fists do the talking, and that's the time for action.
Music is a great part of my life. It helps me relax and keep calm whenever I am not boxing.
A lot of boxers get along well. But if you have to fight each other, then leave that relationship behind.
There are good life skills to be had in the sport. It is a big positive to see young kids coming to the gym, training hard, looking up to the likes of David Tua, Shane Cameron, and possibly myself.
As an amateur, there are three rounds, and you have to give it all you have, throw as many punches as you can.
Having watched the Botha fight, I wanted to get him out of there, but I didn't really want to hurt him as bad.
I did more weight training for Dimitrenko - we saw the big difference in sparring: everything felt stronger; it felt like the movement was much better. We were able to execute the plan in the Dimitrenko fight.
I just want to be champ.
