Only in death will I relinquish my belts.

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.

Jealousy is the loss of joy.

The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead.

It's a weird combination that makes a great picture. It's a complete mystery to me.

At 21, there's lots more room there, plenty of things to improve on as you get older.

When you start to try to understand everything in terms of words, the understanding of the words becomes the experience, and the experience gets lost.

A nation usually renews its youth on a political sick-bed, and there finds again the spirit which it had gradually lost in seeking and maintaining power.

The things she most wanted to tell him would lose their meaning the moment she put them into words.

At long last, the battle has ended! And thus, Ghana, your beloved country is free forever!

Lift up your eyes, discouraged one. When you feel like giving up, when they say it can't be done, it's up to you to show them why they're wrong.

I'm not interested in athletics, I'm only interested in achievement. Fix your goal and work for it.