Quotes

I will never let another man disrespect me. I don't care if we sparring or fighting.

Nobody works harder than me.

A lot of fighters have repetitive workouts.

I'm thankful God really slowed me down and showed me, whatever he had gave to me, he can take it away.

When you match my body size with my talent and my work ethic and my IQ as a boxer inside that ring, I really have it all, and I'm flexible enough to really jump up to any weight - '40, '47 or '54, for the right opponent.

I train like I never had nothing 'cause I ain't never had nothing.

Al Haymon, one thing I can say about him, is he is a very honest guy. Very honest. He don't sell dreams, he makes dreams come true. And that's what he did for me.

The sky is the limit for me, but in boxing you have to take it one fight at a time.

You have people that know they have the talent, but sometimes they get scared when success is in their face.

I love Danny Garcia.

All my life I've been a show-off. Ever since first grade I was a clown, and even then I tried to entertain everyone.

I come from Cincinnati.

Every time I fought at home, I gave my fans a knockout. I spoiled my fan base in Cincinnati.

At the end of the day I'm still a four-time world champion at four different weight classes and I'll still be in the history books.

God puts you through things - steps in life - and you get over them.

I've been through so much in this game. I've been up. I've been down. It's the way I grew.

Boxing is a lonely sport.

There's times when you're by yourself and you want your girl around or your kids around. You just need somebody around. And other times, boxing makes you feel like you want to be by yourself. You get emotional. That's why after some wins, I cry. Even in my losses, I cry. Because I know how hard I work, and I always want to be victorious.

I want to be the first boxer to generate a billion dollars.

I just learn from other people's mistakes.

I don't drink no more.

You can wear whatever you want to wear.

I'm a man at the end of the day.

I have no problems with gay men or gay women.

I have no problems with the homosexuality out there.