I can feel the wind go by when I run. It feels good. It feels fast.

I can feel the wind go by when I run. It feels good. It feels fast.

It wasn't as easy as you think. It's hard to stay awake that long.
(after his team had defeated read more

It wasn't as easy as you think. It's hard to stay awake that long.
(after his team had defeated Whitman 70-30)

If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf.

If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf.

It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And read more

It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it.

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

I'll be back.
(five days after being pummeled in his fight with Mike Tyson.)

I'll be back.
(five days after being pummeled in his fight with Mike Tyson.)

Men often compete with one another until the day they die; comradeship consists of rubbing shoulders jocularly with a competitor.

Men often compete with one another until the day they die; comradeship consists of rubbing shoulders jocularly with a competitor.

He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings.
(on his coach, John Jenkins, 1991)

He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings.
(on his coach, John Jenkins, 1991)

Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.

Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.