Quotes By Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Self-preservation is an important thing to me.

When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.

I push myself to the limit.

When people see what I have now, they have no idea of where I came from and how I didn't have anything growing up.

I've had boxing gloves on since before I could walk and been in gyms all of my life.

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 hear is hate and jealous remarks from critics who criticize me and, you know, most of the time, the people that criticize me can't do what I can do.

I'm a boxer who believes that the object of the sport is to hit and not get hit.

I got a big mouth.

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

I'll back up anything my dad says.

I'm not in this sport to take punishment.

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

The American fans would love to see me fight anybody.

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

I like to control my own personal life.

If anyone has followed my career, they know that there's been a lot of obstacles and a lot of ups and down through my career. But day in and day out, and in the square circle, I went out there and always did my best.

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

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 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 got a granite chin.

When they put me on ESPN and they talk about negative things, or when they put me on TMZ and they talk about negative things, I'm just glad that I'm relevant; to have lasted this long being relevant.

Some people are just right for you.

What's so crazy is when you give interviews to reporters that don't really care too much for you, basically what they're going to do is write what they want to write and discredit you. They're going to write and say what they want to say, no matter what you tell them.

I always put my boxing first.

My whole outlook on life is, never judge a book by its cover.

You can never overlook a guy.

A lot of times, in the beginning of my career, I put pressure on myself just because I wanted to perform so well. I just wanted to be perfect.

I ain't never nervous. Never nervous.

A true champion will fight through anything.

My kids are the future of the Mayweather family and of the Mayweather brand. I feel our family is stronger if we stay together.