Grief and Sadness Quotes

I grew up overnight on that day, Dec. 27, 2007.

I always cry when Mufasa dies in 'The Lion King.' I just can't handle it.

My fallout with my family was heart-breaking.

My father was an atheist, absent. He was a salesman; I was four years old when he told me that the end of life was death.

Depression is a serious thing and, after my defeat to Pacquiao, I was facing retirement and didn't cope with it very well.

I feel I lost my innocence to cancer.

It brings me great grief and sadness to hear of the passing of one of the best and most respected trainers of this era, Emanuel Steward. I learned a lot from him during our professional relationship and I will be forever grateful for his help during that time. We were also friends and I know I am going to miss him as so many others will too. He was an important part of our boxing community.

As a child I had dealt with a lot of loss and grief. I was constantly losing my parents, losing my home, constantly moving around, living with this stranger, that stepfather, or whatever.

I've always loved horses. I had one horse when I was in high school, but I had to sell him because we moved to Germany, and it ripped my heart out, so I never wanted to go through that pain again. When we moved to Cincinnati and Louisville, Kentucky, I was able to ride then.

When we saw our plane on TV as breaking news, it was the most surreal experience. A lot of the women were crying. There was a gentleman who was writing in his journal and crying. Seeing that isn't easy.