Nick has never been in the ring with a man. He will be in the ring with a man if he decides to fight me. If they feel they are ready to step up, I will show them they are not.

I want to stay busy and I want to get myself in position to fight another big-name opponent. Age is just a number. I take care of myself and I haven't been beaten up.

The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool

A man will tell you that he has worked in a mine for forty years unhurt by an accident as a reason why he should apprehend no danger, though the roof is beginning to sink . . .

Man cannot, and will not, face reality

Age is the most terrible misfortune that can happen to any man; other evils will mend, this is every day getting worse