Athlete

My least favorite thing or my pet peeve would be people who literally ignore the other people you're with, or the situation, and they just dive right in and cut off the conversation.

I've never had staph in my life. Knock on wood, I never will.

I tried so many times to fit in but I could never ever fit in. I was always like, an outcast.

They don't really teach you how to be famous and a lot of people don't realise that this game comes with a lot of traps. So I'm just looking after myself, looking after my health and making sure I don't fall into those traps.

I was an oddball in kickboxing because of my style. I'm different. I'm fleet-footed and I understand how to move and work the system.

All that matters is how you see yourself.

I've fought injured so many times for so many years.

Staying in the moment is something I'll never achieve unless I'm hanging out with the right people and just being in the gym as well.

Kids will tell me 'oh I want to be like you when I grow up,' you know. I just thought 'nah, don't be like me, be like you,' because first of all they don't really know me but second of all I understand what they're trying to say but I just let them know - be like you.

If I ever feel like I need to see someone to help me adjust to whatever life situation I'm seeing, I'll go. You're sick. When you're physically ill, you go to the doctor. It's the same thing about your mental. If you feel you're starting to get sick, you go see someone who can help you.

I have to plot my path to greatness.

I am a very persuasive man.

I want to defend my belt against all the middleweights that are the biggest threats supposedly before I jump up in weight.

Being a big black man in China in the mainland, walking down the street, you have everyone looking at you, 'Basketball?' They don't really see a lot of us around, maybe on TV, so they're just looking.

There are no limits, man.

I'd rather be very well prepared before I move to heavyweight or light heavyweight. That's according to my own schedule - no one else's.

I can't force a guy to fight.

I'm like the only Kiwi that can fly, I'm the one with the biggest wing.

Look at all the champs over time once they get the belt - they just fall off. I'm not one of those guys. The belt isn't my ultimate prize, it just looks good with all my other gold, chains, and diamonds.

I wear gold all of the time. I collect gold like a magpie.