“More time than not, athletes, specifically fighters, have a 15 or 20-year career, and unfortunately, we end up right where we started when it's over. All we have is maybe a round of applause when we walk in a room - Hey, there's the champ! That's great; I want that, but I've got to have something tangible to show for it, too.”

American former professional boxer

Andre Ward is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017. He retired unbeaten and became a world champion in two weight classes. Ward held unified super middleweight titles from 2009 to 2015 and unified light heavyweight titles from 2016 to 2017. He is known for his disciplined style and for finishing his career without a loss.