Quotes by Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

“I haven't took no punishment. There's nothing cool about taking punishment.”

“Ali was a threat because he was a voice, and the people hated Ali when he was a voice, but once Ali could no longer speak and he wasn't a voice, they loved him. Love me now. I don't want to be love...”

“Mayweather Promotions - we are the past, the present, and the future of sports and entertainment, and everybody knows Mayweather's pay is better.”

“You've got to have a villain and they'll always make me a villain. I'm used to it - it makes me work harder and it makes me fight harder.”

“No one thought the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight would happen, but I had patience.”

“When you're the best, you only want to surround yourself with the best.”

“You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.”

“My dad was in a hospital for months. The doctors told my dad he would never be able to walk again. My dad beat all the odds. He came back and was able to walk and start boxing again. He went to No....”

“God has blessed me with an unbelievable talent, with fast feet, fast hands, unbelievable defense and a very, very sharp mind. So I'm thankful for that.”

“I know that there's a god because I was able to survive everything that I've been through - all of the tough times - and I'm still at the top of my game.”

“Most people should be talking about how Floyd Mayweather is a great undefeated future Hall of Famer that's his own promoter and that works extremely hard to get to where he's at. Instead, all you h...”

“You hear certain things, negative things, all the time that aren't true, but you never hear about the positive.”

“Things happen for a reason, and the only thing you can do is at night time get on your knees and ask God for forgiveness for anything that you did that you didn't feel was right.”

“All the money I have, I got it legally.”

“Every home that I have is paid for, every car that I have is paid for, and I am a hundred-million-dollar man. I mean, this is the truth; it's not a lie.”

“Once I am in the square circle, I am in my home.”

“I can remember 1987 when I had my first amateur fight in Michigan, weighing 64lb. I was 10 years old. I was the youngest and smallest guy on my team. I can remember what I ate. There was this resta...”

“Boxing's in my genes. I come from a fighting background. My dad and both my uncles were good boxers. I'm blessed with the art of war.”

“Don't ever know who you may meet, or just because a person may not be dressed up all fancy, don't mean they're not an important person. You just don't ever know who you're gonna meet in life. So th...”

“I feel like everybody is against Floyd Mayweather. I don't get any respect.”