-Evander Holyfield.

It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters. •Evander Holyfield The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers. •Deepak Chopra Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft. •Ovid Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. •Ralph Waldo Emerson A heart in love with beauty never grows old. •Turkish Proverb To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

Madison Square Garden, November 1984. I don't recall taking too much fear into the ring. I knew I could fight. But I got a big shock. They put me in with this rough, tough veteran called Lionel Byarm. He tested me to the limit. But I fought my heart out and, in the end, I prevailed. The story of my life, in my very first fight.

Why have anyone go through all that if you're still going to make the decision that he can't fight?

He meant so much for the sport and to the people.

Out of ego, I wouldn't go down [in class] to fight somebody.