Quotes

It's a huge deal to have the chance to be a four-division world champion at 26 years old.

Anything is tough when you have a lot of things coming your way.

Nobody can beat me.

I came from nothing and I have a chance to do something that happens once in a lifetime. There are only a couple people who can wake up and say that they're a world champion, a multimillionaire, and a successful superstar.

You gotta have some flash. Being a nice guy is cool and all, but to really make it in this game, you bring that extra quality.

My first world title fight, it surprisingly came so fast, but we knew it would come sooner or later.

At six years old, I told my dad that I would be world champion, and on Nov. 26, 2011, I am.

Adrian Granados is a world-class fighter. A lot of guys duck him, but I wanted to fight him because that's what I'm about.

I don't try to knock out people.

To come to somebody's hometown and beat them on a split decision, that's saying something.

God doesn't make mistakes.

I'm a competitor.

You can't overlook anybody in this sport.

Jessie Vargas is not as good as those guys I lost to.

I'm a four-time world champion, so I don't want to hear anything about my losses.

I hope I get credit when I beat Jessie Vargas. I hope I get the credit I deserve. People want me to lose and go away, but guess what? I worked harder than ever for this fight. I'm not losing to Jessie Vargas.

Looking back at all of my defeats, the only real punishment that I've taken in this sport was against Maidana. I got a fractured jaw.

School really didn't work for me.

What am I gonna do to be successful and provide for my family? I was like, I want to play basketball, I love basketball, but I'm too short. I'm not gonna cooperate in school... Boxing. I always found boxing, it always came back to boxing, boxing, boxing. Boxing, this is it, this is gonna be the thing gonna take me over the the top.

I want to do things that no one has ever done inside the ring and outside the ring as a boxer and further my career in the entertainment business after I'm done with boxing.

I want everybody to love me because I want to love back.

I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth; I came from really humble beginnings - the projects of New York City - and I worked my way to get to where I am.

I think I'm a pretty open book. We're all a work in progress, and I'm not ashamed to say that I don't have it all together - I don't really think anyone does.

A friend of mine works for Autism Speaks. It's an amazing cause that is making a real difference in the lives of so many people.

I think the most important thing that I've learned is that you live and you learn. Try not to make the same mistakes twice.