Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

“A true champion can adapt to anything.”

“I don't adjust my training for any of my opponents. I don't watch films on my opponents.”

“I want to be promoted in the urban areas. A lot of African-American people should know more about me.”

“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...”

“I just want to be the best. I haven't been in an all-out war. That doesn't mean I'm not the best.”

“I think I already proved that I wasn't just fighting for the money, because I fought as an amateur. I fought 90 fights for free.”

“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 thi...”

“I'm just an American dream.”

“When no one knew who Dana White was... Dana White used to run around with me, hang out with me, and I treated him just like anyone else in my camp.”

“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.”

“I'll back up anything my dad says.”

“I come from a very rough background, and I'm saying that if you work hard and dedicate yourself that you can make it, too.”

“I can get a black eye, a bloody nose. I can have a bad day in the gym. At the end of the day, I don't have a bad payday, and I don't have a bad night under the lights... I get bumps, bruises...”

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

“Barack Obama was a good president, and hopefully, Donald Trump is a good president.”

“When I was about 8 or 9, I lived in New Jersey with my mother and we were seven deep in one bedroom and sometimes we didn't have electricity.”

“You know, as a young child, I lay in my bedroom and I swore to myself then: 'I'm not going to smoke and I'm not going to drink.' And I said I'm not going to just say that when I'm a kid. I'm...”

“Bernard Hopkins? He fights scary dirty. I mean, he did what he had to do in his career.”

“I got a big mouth.”

“When you go back and really listen to the legendary rappers, this is timeless music. Guys like Biggie, guys like Pac, timeless music.”