Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Quotes

All work is easy work.

If I'm scared and I'm a coward, why do you guys want to see me fight?

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

There are all these athletes out there cheating. I am clean and pure.

There is boxing and then there is me. The rest are just falling in line behind me or are trying to get in line to fight me. And that includes Manny Pacquiao too.

Well, my mother and certain other people in my life - a lot of important people - have said, "Floyd, nobody is perfect except for god." And I always knew that; I just wanted my victories to be flawless. I didn't want to get hit at all. I wasn't gonna make any mistakes. And that's the problem with me growing up and being around a trainer that wants his fighter to be perfect.

If you're the best then take the test!

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

My team calls all the shots out of the ring, I call them in the ring.

I'm looking to expand my portfolio while I'm on top and while I'm young.

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 going to stick to that as an adult. I kept that in mind my whole life.

You stick to commentating, let me do the fighting.

No athlete works harder than Floyd Mayweather.

I'm not scared of any opponent. I fight who I want to fight.

My skills are still my skills.

Boxing won’t retire me, I will retire from boxing.

I'm fighting Miguel Cotto on May 5th because Miss Pac Man is ducking me

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

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

Las Vegas is the boxing capital. During a Floyd Mayweather fight weekend, you can shop, party, stay out late and do anything you want. The city of Las Vegas has everything.

If you the best, take the test!

I'm running my mouth a lot and I'm looking for a guy to shut me up. If you don't shut me up, I'm going to keep running my mouth.

My spirituality is more private. I've got my own personal relationship with god. 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. With all the rumors and all the hate, I'm still strong, still happy, still blessed.

There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.

Floyd Mayweather is bigger than the sport. That's the thing. Because you can go to somebody who don't even know what boxing is and say, "Floyd Mayweather." They'll go, "Oh, I know Floyd Mayweather. I've heard that name."

I knew boxing before I knew anything else.

Manny Pacquiao I'm calling you out let's fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see. My Jail Sentence was pushed back because the date was locked in. Step up Punk.

I think my dad, when he works with my older son, puts the same kind ofpressure on him that he put on me - that perfectionist pressure. And that can work in two ways: It can make you a perfectionist yourself, or it can eventually break you in the long run.

Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder.

I'll back up anything my dad says.

There comes a time when money doesn't matter.

I don't have to wait for nobody, I move when I wanna move.

Once again we're talking to Brian Kenny, a man of many traits, a master of nothing.

There is no fighter smarter than me.

You can never overlook a guy.

I don't fight for legacy. I don't fight for none of that, I fight for that check. I'm in the check cashing business.

Hopefully, some day I help some of this up-and-coming talent and promote them. Boxing is growing and is here to stay.

Of course, we all know what UFC stands for - Undefeated Floyd's Champion

I push myself to the limit.

You have to realize that most of these guys get in there and fight on heart. I fight with smarts. There is no fighter that is smarter than me. Most of these fighters are ABC, 1-2-3. I am like 4-5-6 levels above them; that's why I'm able to beat them.

Everywhere I go, I will make a good payday. But we got to choose the right opponent and the right time and the right venue.

I don't have to fight if I don't want to.

I always put my boxing first.

I don't have to run from none of these fighters. If I want to keep my defense tight and break em' down I can.

Health is more important than anything.

I like fighters who come to fight.

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.

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.