Quotes By Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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

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'll back up anything my dad says.

A true champion can adapt to anything.

I'm always focused.

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

I'm not in this sport to say a guy can beat me.

I land a higher percentage of punches than any boxer in boxing.

You know, everybody has a slogan, and once you beat people over the head with it so much, then that's what you'll eventually be called once you retire from the sport or whatever.

Nobody is faster than me.

You've got to have a villain and they'll always make me a villain. I'm used to it - it makes me work harder and it makes me fight harder.

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 haven't took no punishment. There's nothing cool about taking punishment.

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.

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

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

My skills are still my skills.

Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder.

I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight.

Well, you've got certain obstacles that get in your way throughout your career, but you have to be a strong individual.

Floyd Mayweather is in the sport to give great performances.

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

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

I think my grandmother saw my potential first. When I was young, I told her, 'I think I should get a job.' She said, 'No, just keep boxing.'

I'm always going to love my father.

If you fight angry, you make a lot of mistakes, and when you fight a sharp, witty fighter like me, you can't make mistakes.

Self-preservation is an important thing to me.

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.