Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Quotes
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I'm looking to expand my portfolio while I'm on top and while I'm young.
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I'll back up anything my dad says.
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Mike Tyson was one of the fighters who motivated me. How? We both used to train at the Golden Gloves boxing gym. I used to see his Rolls-Royce, his diamond Rolex on, and I said, 'You know what? Those are the things that I want.'
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I'm not in this sport to take punishment.
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How can a guy talk about $20 or $30 million if he's never even made $8 or $9 million?
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My kids are the future of the Mayweather family and of the Mayweather brand. I feel our family is stronger if we stay together.
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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.
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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.
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When you go back and really listen to the legendary rappers, this is timeless music. Guys like Biggie, guys like Pac, timeless music.
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Don't ever know who you may meet, or just because a person may not be dressed up all fancy, don't mean they're not an important person. You just don't ever know who you're gonna meet in life. So that's why I look at everybody as equal. Can't just judge. I treat everybody with respect. Every man.
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I've had boxing gloves on since before I could walk and been in gyms all of my life.
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Conor McGregor is a tough competitor. He proved throughout the years in the UFC that he can fight standing up.
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I got a granite chin.
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I want to be promoted in the urban areas. A lot of African-American people should know more about me.
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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.
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I would lie in bed, and I was nine years old, and say to myself: 'I want to be the richest man in the world.' I've come a long way from there.
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Once I am in the square circle, I am in my home.
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I can remember 1987 when I had my first amateur fight in Michigan, weighing 64lb. I was 10 years old. I was the youngest and smallest guy on my team. I can remember what I ate. There was this restaurant called Ponderosa, and my dad made me eat a steak. I was happy. It was a first round knockout. I slept with my trophy for two weeks.
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You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.
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I don't adjust my training for any of my opponents. I don't watch films on my opponents.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.