Roberto Duran Quotes

I was born to be champion of the world

Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a punch, hits back with three punches.

Some of the old refs have favoritism toward some of the fighters that are currently fighting. There should be a changing of the guard with the refs, the same way there are with fighters

I'm not God, but I am something similar.

I am not going to become crazy in the ring, because I am already crazy. And I am not going to die in the ring. I am going to die in bed as an old man.

The wind is old, but it keeps blowing.

Yes, it's true I once knocked out a horse. It was at a fiesta in my mother's home town of Guarare. Someone bet me a bottle of whiskey that I couldn't do it

There is only one legend. That's me

Every time I stepped into the ring, somebody wanted to kill me.

I want to thank America. You opened your heart so I could enter. Thank you everybody who lives in the United States, who saw me grow into becoming a world champion.

Nobody stands out right now. Everybody has similar styles. None of these fighters have reinvented the wheel and created a new style.

De La Hoya doesn't know about salsa. He should keep on singing mariachis and leave the salsa to me. I'm good at salsa.

I do not fight for free. But I was born to be a fighter.

If I had the medical clearance to fight, I would want to fight the best. The best would be Mayweather

Everybody says it: black, white; everybody calls me a legend. Italians, Jews. Everybody

The life of a boxer is about fighting for world titles.

I am not God but something similar

Currently, I'm working with a company called DRL Promotions with my partners Dan Wise and Luis De Cubas. We're currently representing over 30 fighters.

If I had the medical clearance to fight, I would want to fight the best. The best would be Mayweather.