All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.

I come from a poor family.

Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow.

It's just a game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

Boxing is not for killing each other.

If you practice hard, you can win every battle.

Even in my prime, I need God in my life because without God, we're nothing.

I’ve worked in construction, in a factory sewing clothes. I also sold flowers and doughnuts - just odd jobs to try to make 10 pesos, which is equivalent to 20 cents.

Theres 3 things you need to remember in boxing, work hard, work harder, and work hardest

I've always fought for my country, in my own way, showing that Filipinos are a strong people and can do anything that they put their minds to.

My success is not about the wealth and fame. I am most concerned with my relationship to God, which is the most important.

Growing up loving the Bible made me apt to love other books. I don't love them in the same way I love the Bible, but a lesser love came easily. The splendor of sunlight does not take away

I will definitely attempt to sail around the world again. In fact, I can't wait for the chance to try again.

What avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?

We are so used to seeing women as victims of war to be pitied rather than survivors of war to be respected.

I believe that I have such a vanilla life.

Soloing is serious business, because you can be seriously dead.

Generosity knows how to count, but refrains.

The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized.

The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying, 'Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses.' She's got a baseball bat and yelling, 'You want a piece of me?'