Lennox Lewis quotes:

During the past 23 years, I have set a number of goals for myself and I'm proud to say that these goals have been achieved.

I am definitely not scared of Mike Tyson. I am at the top of the food chain and he is looking to knock me off. Mike's an arrogant imbecile. He sounds like a cartoon character.

The mission I set out on in the beginning - to become heavyweight champion of the world, undisputed, lineal champion - you could say that mission is complete.

When you look back in history and see other fighters coming back, it's never really been good for them.

I am proud to be in Los Angeles. I have a lot of fans that love me here. When you talk about the Meccas of boxing - Las Vegas, New York - now you have to talk about Los Angeles.

Now I am ready to set new goals and start a new career for myself outside of the ring.

Fighters used to be afraid of the Russians, Cubans but then I'd figure them out and figure out how to beat them.

So, I gave my belts out to others to give them a chance.

If the money's right, I'm happy to bust up the other side of his face... No problem.

I have been in there with all of them and there is nothing left for me to prove.

After about 25 fights you don't always have to keep going to the bathroom before the fight.

The danger of a closed mind is that it can also leave good things like love, compassion and reason on its outside.

[Kirk] Johnson throws some heavy punches and is a knockout fighter. This is what people want to see. They want to see a fight, they want to see punches and they want to see action.

In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess.

Boxing isn't just about brute strength; it's about skill and outwitting your opponent.

People know I was the last true champion.

I always ask myself why old heavyweights come back, but I plan to stay out of the ring.

I'm undisputed and there's no disputing that.

If the media didn't know I played chess, there'd be no angle on me at all.

I have always been English, ever since I emigrated from England and since the kids in Canada beat me up at the age of twelve for having an East London Cockney accent. I thank them for the cockney taunts because the beatings turned me on to boxing. But on a serious note Canada has been kind to me.

After you win all these belts, you cannot fight all these mandatory guys.

Action is what separates the do-ers from the dreamers.

Adversity is something that makes reaching your goals so much more rewarding than if it didn't exist. .

For me, there's never any bad blood - unless you do something to me.

I am just taking the top fights out there for me. People will get bored seeing me every day knock someone out.

It's not rage that drives me, it's competition.

How can you trust a man who can talk for 5 minutes and you cant understand a sentence of it!

Different fights bring out different things. I consider myself a seasoned professional. I have done things in the gym that have not come out yet. People would be amazed if they saw me train.

Every era that comes along has a superstar that emerges. Once we are out of the game, there will be a superstar who will emerge that everyone will notice.

I am going to have one Klitschko for breakfast and one Klitschko for lunch.

I am the heavyweight champion of the world, and the greatest heavyweight you have seen for a long while. With Tyson on the card, it is definitely an added bonus because Lewis-Tyson on the same card would be a great doubleheader. This is what the fans want to see.

I cannot fight everyone at once. I have to take one at a time.

I come across famous people all the time. It's the respect factor I appreciate. They respect me, they respect what I've achieved and the manner I've done it. It's street credibility. They know where I'm coming from, they know my reputation.

I don't have anything else to prove.

I don't see where Tyson Fury has boxed anybody of Wladimir's [ Klitschko] calibre to be able to get in the ring with Wladimir and do well.

I have always said I am a five-dimensional fighter.

I just want to complete my legacy.

I play chess about four hours a day in training camp. You have to decide what move to use, or what combination of moves. I think less when I box because the reaction time is a lot quicker, but some people call me the chess boxer because they say I think too much in the ring. I take my time and they don't see the action they want. Some boxers just go in there and just throw punches and hope to win...

I think Kirk Johnson is a more exciting fighter than Chris Byrd. A lot of people agree with me when it comes to that.

I wanted to prove I was the best fighter in the world.

I was very aggressive as a child. At primary school in London my attitude was 'If you don't do what I say, I'll knowk you out', and I was eventually expelled for fighting.

If I don't feel the same hunger as I once did then I definitely shouldn't box any more.

In boxing, if you think you will lose..you're already halfway there.

I've found that taking shortcuts will get you to the place you don't want to be much quicker than they get u to the place u want to be.

I've got a new life now, a new future, there's a lot more to Lennox Lewis than just being a boxer.

I've worked hard and accomplished what I've accomplished in the heavyweight scene.

People are still crying out for Lennox Lewis. They still want to see Lennox Lewis. That motivated me. I am still young. I have a couple fights left in me.

People want to see me back in the ring. I think it is more of a drag lying around on the beach.

Sometimes success needs interruption to regain focus and shake off complacency.

The fact is that Mike Tyson bit through my trousers and took a significant piece of flesh out of my thigh.

The fight will last as long as I allow it to last...

The Tyson fight was like the hardest I ever trained for a fight in my entire career.

There are still a lot of Mike Tyson fans out there, and a lot of disbelievers in the first fight, and they want to see us fight again. I am the emperor. If he wants to fight, I am here. If he does not, I understand.

There is just one rule about boxing: never bet on the white guy.

There is not too much left for me to do, but I am sure there are a couple of great fights out there for me. I have basically achieved my goals. There are a few fights the public wants to see, and that is really what is left for me.

Thomas Hauser respects boxing and boxers. He gives readers insight into what happens in and out of the ring. Everything he writes is fair-minded and reality-based with a human touch.

Vitali [Klitschko] does want to fight me, but his promoter wants to be bigger than him. This is another situation of politics in the sport.

Whatever I do, I always want to get better.

When I saw Tyson knocking everybody out on TV, I thought, He's goooood. But when I saw him in person, he didn't look as awesome.

When I was fighting Tyrell Biggs, Tyson was telling me at ringside to hit him to the ribs. We always had a mutual respect for each other since we sparred those early times. We got that over with.

You can consider me like fine wine. I just get better with age.

You can just fight one man at a time.

You can't spend 110 percent on something if you don't have that same hunger and drive. I have achieved all my goals -- my mission is complete.

[Wladimir] Klitschko has got the experience, so if Tyson [Fury] waits on him, Klitschko will out-box him. But if he uses his speed and reach it will be a great chance for him to win.

It's a very interesting fight [Klitchko vs Tyson Fury] because this is the first time [Wladimir] Klitschko is fighting someone as big as him and with longer arms. He will have to be a little bit more aggressive, otherwise the younger guy will have more speed and more energy and I think that may be the difference.