Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Quotes

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.'

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• 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.'

  

  Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
  • Job
  • Grandmother
  • Boxing