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" I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight. "

Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

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" We talk about these legendary fighters, talk about how they had hundred-something fights, hundred-something victories... but when you look at the history books, I still beat more world champions than any fighter in history. "

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" My dad was in a hospital for months. The doctors told my dad he would never be able to walk again. My dad beat all the odds. He came back and was able to walk and start boxing again. He went to No. 1 in the world at welterweight to fight for the world title. But he never had his chance to fight for a world title. "

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" I can get a black eye, a bloody nose. I can have a bad day in the gym. At the end of the day, I don't have a bad payday, and I don't have a bad night under the lights... I get bumps, bruises... but I don't have a bad night. "

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" I always put my boxing first. "

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" I've never had a job. I've never needed to. "

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" If you were my friend, I love you unconditionally. I like you the same way I like everyone else that's around me. "

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" If I'm scared and I'm a coward, why do you guys want to see me fight? "

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" I can remember 1987 when I had my first amateur fight in Michigan, weighing 64lb. I was 10 years old. I was the youngest and smallest guy on my team. I can remember what I ate. There was this restaurant called Ponderosa, and my dad made me eat a steak. I was happy. It was a first round knockout. I slept with my trophy for two weeks. "

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" When you go back and really listen to the legendary rappers, this is timeless music. Guys like Biggie, guys like Pac, timeless music. "

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" You know, as a young child, I lay in my bedroom and I swore to myself then: 'I'm not going to smoke and I'm not going to drink.' And I said I'm not going to just say that when I'm a kid. I'm going to stick to that as an adult. I kept that in mind my whole life. "

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" Most people should be talking about how Floyd Mayweather is a great undefeated future Hall of Famer that's his own promoter and that works extremely hard to get to where he's at. Instead, all you hear is hate and jealous remarks from critics who criticize me and, you know, most of the time, the people that criticize me can't do what I can do. "

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" Boxing's in my genes. I come from a fighting background. My dad and both my uncles were good boxers. I'm blessed with the art of war. "

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" When people see what I have now, they have no idea of where I came from and how I didn't have anything growing up. "

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" How can a guy talk about $20 or $30 million if he's never even made $8 or $9 million? "

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" 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. "

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" Mike Tyson was one of the fighters who motivated me. How? We both used to train at the Golden Gloves boxing gym. I used to see his Rolls-Royce, his diamond Rolex on, and I said, 'You know what? Those are the things that I want.' "

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" Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder. "

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" For Conor McGregor, I'm coming out of retirement just to fight Conor McGregor. "

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" When you talking boxing, you talking me. "

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