Man, I'm gonna tell you something about Evander Holyfield, when he fights a guy like me and I fight I guy like him, we always bring the best out of each other so by no means should anyone out there ever think that a fight like that is a cake walk because it's not.

Riddick Bowe

I have a bus that's 40 feet long. When I was in training camp, I was scared to fly, so I used the bus.

Riddick Bowe

A program like the Fresh Air Fund gives people a chance to break away for a while. I've been fortunate to be able to raise my family that way.

Riddick Bowe

There's a lot of racism around. I am always puzzled when people have that attitude. I went to a place where people were nice to me. It was something that stuck with me. I learned to treat people the same.

Riddick Bowe

So many people were ready to write me off as being washed up at 20, I started to believe all that negative stuff myself.

Riddick Bowe

Being a little kid, you don't hear much about racism. You figure everybody's the same. If racism isn't taught, you're just a black kid and a white kid together.

Riddick Bowe

I'm capitalizing on a lot of mistakes that champions made before me. I hear a lot of guys say if they were champion again they would do things differently and respect people more. I plan to do that while I'm still champion.

Riddick Bowe

I want to be more than the heavyweight champion. I want to do great things.

Riddick Bowe

People have said I have brain damage, but I've passed all of my physicals, all of my medicals. They've checked my head so many times it's crazy.

Riddick Bowe

I mean at my best, who could give me a good fight? I don't see nobody doing that.

Riddick Bowe

In the ghetto we didn't even know there was such a thing as a private jet.

Riddick Bowe

I don't speak with my mother. Whenever I wanted to talk about my problems, she would just ask me when I was going to send her more money.

Riddick Bowe

People said I had no heart, I was lackadaisical, the whole nine yards. But success is the best revenge, and I'm proving all of them wrong, even Evander Holyfield.

Riddick Bowe

I have a great responsibility, not only to my fans, but to kids who are going to look up to me.

Riddick Bowe

My toughest opponent is me. My mind has a tendency to wander during bouts. I tend to focus on things other than the bout. I have to work at staying motivated, getting my head right.

Riddick Bowe

The thing is this sport doesn't have a heavyweight who is prettier than I am and can get down.

Riddick Bowe

I hate hearing my voice on the radio.

Riddick Bowe

I always tried to be different from everyone else. Then I found out about boxing. That was the way I could be different from everyone else. I always went against the crowd.

Riddick Bowe

One fight, I went away to train and my little girl was in Pampers. I came home and she was potty-trained. She was crawling when I left and walking when I came home. These are things I don't want to miss anymore.

Riddick Bowe

I know I can win the heavyweight championship.

Riddick Bowe

I love driving. It just makes me relaxed. All my worries go away.

Riddick Bowe