I felt like I've accomplished a lot in the boxing world that a lot of people don't give me credit for. But it's life. I don't trip over it.
I was 4'11'' in the 9th grade. I was a little guy... I think I had that little man complex.
I'm the best fighter in the division and I'm always willing to prove it.
No question Pacquiao is someone I would like to fight. But if it's not in front of me, then I am really not worried about it.
You've got to remember where you come from.
When you start boxing when you're 7 years old, that's your dream, to become world champion, and after that you want to become something bigger than world champion.
You think we got it bad in Omaha, or in any city in the United States, and then you go to a different country and you see how bad they got it. You give those people a balloon and they'll cherish it like you gave them a chunk of gold.
I just want to leave a mark on the sport of boxing so people talk about me like they talk about the other great champions before me. That's my goal before I retire.
I used to stay getting in fights.
I always knew I could fight.
I can box, I can bang, I can switch, I can punch, I'm not slow.
Amir Khan is a great fighter, I have a lot of respect for him.
I just want people to respect me for my talent, the skills I have and my willingness to face anybody.
My goal is to get all these fighters that everybody say I'm running from inside the ring with me.
This is boxing, everybody fights everybody.
Where I come from we believe in an eye for an eye. That's what we do. That's just the way it is.
As a kid, my temper was on Cloud 10. Anything you say, I would just jump on you, you know?
I just stick to what I know, boxing.
I feel like I get better every fight.
Viktor Postol is a great champion and he was dodged for a reason, but I ain't the type to duck and dodge anyone.
