Quotes About Recognition

Going to places like Chicago and New York as the champion is kind of what was really special for me.

Usually, you become a star and then a champion.

I just want to leave a mark on the sport of boxing so people talk about me like they talk about the other great champions before me. That's my goal before I retire.

There are world champions out there that no one has heard of. I don't want to be one of those guys.

You don't want to play one year in the Champions' League and go out. You don't then establish yourself as a big club.

My value can only go higher if I can perform well in the Champions League.

If you play well in the Champions League you get your name out there.

When you win by three touchdowns in a state championship and you've got people who can't appreciate that? That's really sad.

The championship, in my eyes, in television, is obviously an Emmy.

It doesn't say how much you played on your championship ring.

It's always a big thing when you get to hold the championship because it shows that not only are you capable but that the company as a whole has faith in you.

Goals? I've achieved the main ones of winning the World Championship and being world number one.

There's some great, great players that have played this game, in all sports, that haven't won a championship.

I don't necessarily get rubs from championships, I'd like to feel the championship gets a rub off of me.

Chances are if I am the one to cosign people, they will become a big part of the industry.

It is a really interesting to hear yourself on the radio. I've gotten to hear myself in different capacities. I've heard myself on Sirius XM on the bluegrass channels, and on WSM and other places.

When you win you're going to get fans chanting your name and when you don't do great they're going to give you stick.

You dream as a player of having fans chanting your name.

I haven't had people chanting at me in the street.

I want to be more than just a musician or an artist and I felt that I achieved that, with Forbes. I was ready to start a new chapter in my life.

I have no issue with being a character actor. If you've been around enough that people are able to segregate you into that category, it means you're working. So that's good!

I would rather be called a character actor than a star.

If I'm characterized as a character actor, that's fine with me. Whatever they want to call me is fine.

Whether or not I am a 'character actor' or any other kind of actor, I really don't know. When people call me a 'character actor,' I fail to understand what it means.