I knew the HIV virus was something anyone could get but also believed the chances were very slim... I honestly believed I had a better chance of winning the lottery than contracting this disease. I have never been so wrong in my life.
I would welcome a Mike Tyson fight with open arms.
I remember talking to Magic the day I announced I had HIV. He was preaching, 'Do what your doctor tells you.' Well, I didn't have a doctor then, so I got down on my knees, and I prayed.
I am not a big fan of Mike Tyson. I almost idolized him for what he did in the ring - he was such a great fighter. But his behavior out of the ring... he needed to realize he was in the public eye, and there is a responsibility.
There's nothing more intimidating than crawling into a ring.
I was the first player at Jay to play four years varsity. As a frosh, I was a punter. From my soph through senior years, I started as a linebacker and tight end and was all-state as a senior.
I thought I had the potential to be a better fighter than I'd ever be a football player. Besides, it was something my father always wanted me to do. He told me since I was a little kid I was a born fighter.
I have a bad habit of fighting to the level of my competition.
I couldn't fart in an elevator without people wanting to sue me.
I know one thing: Ray Mercer is not going down from a head punch. I think he's got one of the best chins in the game.
People think I'm crazy, and it's been written in the papers that I'm off my rocker.
Everyone wants to see the heavyweight division unified. It'll happen.
I don't believe in past lifetimes, but if there was one, I had to be a gladiator.
I cut my hand swimming in the Caribbean, it gets infected, and Channel 9 is calling me saying they heard rumors I cut my fingers off.
The heavyweight division needs me.
I'm happy in Oklahoma. It's closer to family. Nobody expects anything of you there.
I've seen God work in my life, and I know what he's capable of, and I know what he does for his people that love him.
I like fighting people that scare me a little bit. People that scare me seem to motivate me, and when you motivate me, you get the best performance out of me.
It took me awhile to learn the public eye was on me.
I've got plenty of contacts in Hollywood.
