Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Quotes

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

Cotto is a talented fighter but I'm God gifted.

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.

I fight myself. I don't fight to break Ali's record or Sugar Ray Robinson's record. I fight to please myself. I know in my heart where I'm rated. I didn't fight in Ali's era. This is my era.

To be honest with you, I normally beat guys with my C game and I don't have to pull my A or B game out.

I am the best. There is nobody better than me.

He can have heart, he can hit harder and he can be stronger, but there's no fighter smarter than me.

Any fight that Floyd Mayweather is in is going to be entertaining, regardless. People come to see an icon, a living legend, a superstar.

All the money I have, I got it legally.

All work is easy work.

Pressure... I love it.

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.

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

I don't fight for bragging rights. I've proved myself.

When it's all said & done only God can judge me. I'm going to go out there on 5/5 to give my fans what they want to see.

You stick to commentating, let me do the fighting.

I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids.

I’m not in this sport to see how hard I can get hit or to see how many big punches I can take. I am in this game to fight as long as I can. I am trying to dish a lot of punishment.

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.

Canelo's a different breed. A lot of people think because of the way I made Canelo look, they're going to be able to do the same thing, but that's not true. He's a strong fighter.

Nobody is faster than me.

Boxing is what pays my bills.

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.

I basically raised myself.

I'm a man of my word.

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

Some people are just right for you.

Self-preservation is an important thing to me.

When I step in the ring, I bring everything I have.

The American fans would love to see me fight anybody.

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

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

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.

Me and my team always work so hard outside that square circle.

Me myself I park in handicap, the reason why... ya know my bankroll make me walk with a crazy limp.

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.

I always say that I'm a clean athlete and that I should be randomly tested anytime, urine and blood.

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.'

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

If you're the best then take the test!

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

People have said things about me, and wrote and criticized me about things in the past, but it goes in one ear and out the other.

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

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

I got a granite chin.

There is no fighter smarter than me.

Anything I've asked of MGM Grand, they've done for me in a heartbeat. They're all about making entertainers and athletes happy.

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

Maidana is a young, strong and tough competitor. He's a guy that I can't overlook. You can never take any fighter for granted because anything can happen.