Only in death will I relinquish my belts.
Sometimes I don’t feel good, but when you get in the ring, you can’t say “oh, I feel bad, can we stop?”
Boxing is not about your feelings. It’s about performance.
I wanted to be a world champion.
I’m always having fun in training and in boxing. I think it’s because boxing is my passion.
Anyone will succeed in whatever field of endeavor in life by acquiring the same virtues and character that boxing world champions do – dedication, perseverance, courage, extreme self-discipline and prayers.
My success is not about the wealth and fame. I am most concerned with my relationship to God, which is the most important.
Being a public servant, this is a serious job, not like a boxer, you’re entertaining people.
Being a Christian means accepting Christ as your savior, your God. Thats why you are called a Christian. If you remove Christ, theres only ian and that means I am nothing.
There’s three things you need to remember in boxing: work hard, work harder, and work hardest.
Even in my prime, I need God in my life because without God, we’re nothing.
I know what poverty is.
I remember as a little boy I ate one meal a day and sometimes slept in the street. I will never forget that and it inspires me to fight hard, stay strong and remember all the people of my country, trying to achieve better for themselves.
I never broke up with my girlfriends, they broke up with me.
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.
I come from a poor family.
It’s very relaxing for me to sing. It’s a good break from the hard training and the fighting.
I want to be the best fighter. I would like to fight in the biggest fights.
God only expects man and woman to be together and to be legally married, only if they so are in love with each other.
I’m not against gay people.