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Every veteran is a hero.

I've never really felt like a veteran. I've never felt like the guy who's like, 'OK, everyone needs to look up to me and respect me.' I've always just been one of the guys that people are excited to get in the ring with. That's all I want.

As a veteran, you're a little more poised on that mental side. But athletically, I didn't really think I could get better.

There's been nobody who stays in more communication and listens to veterans more than I do.

Veterans have had a long record of leaning towards the Republican Party. I think that's changing. I think that President Obama has the strongest record with veterans among any president in my lifetime.

I think how veterans are treated in our country is an abomination. We don't have the draft any more, which is why so many soldiers come from working-class - rather than middle- or high-income families. Those wealthier families aren't affected, so they're not agitating for change.

I'm hesitant to ever take on the crest of the veteran. So I don't know who I am to warn the younger writer about the perils to come. I think maybe the most dangerous influence is to think you have all the answers and should be giving counsel.

I see our veterans as American heroes, not as cartoon characters.

Let's face it, I'm not winning a fight with anybody - unless it's against someone like Larry David.

Everybody respects the Vietnam Veterans of America.