23 Quotes & Sayings By Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is widely considered one of the best pound-for-pound boxers of all time, as well as one of the best-dressed and most charismatic fighters in the sport. He ranks second on BoxRec's list of "most famous boxers" and first on ESPN's list of the "100 greatest sportspeople".

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Don't ever know who you may meet, or just because a person may not be dressed up all fancy, don't mean they're not an important person. You just don't ever know who you're gonna meet in life. So that's why I look at everybody as equal. Can't just judge. I treat everybody with respect. Every man. Floyd Mayweather
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I feel like everybody is against Floyd Mayweather. I don't get any respect. Floyd Mayweather
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Different days, I think about different victories. Ricky Hatton is one of those fights. I respect Ricky Hatton. He's a warrior. He's a hell of a warrior. Floyd Mayweather
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I'm always going to love my father. Floyd Mayweather
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I haven't took no punishment. There's nothing cool about taking punishment. Floyd Mayweather
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Ali was a threat because he was a voice, and the people hated Ali when he was a voice, but once Ali could no longer speak and he wasn't a voice, they loved him. Love me now. I don't want to be loved if I could barely walk or barely talk. That's not cool. Floyd Mayweather
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Mayweather Promotions - we are the past, the present, and the future of sports and entertainment, and everybody knows Mayweather's pay is better. Floyd Mayweather
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You've got to have a villain and they'll always make me a villain. I'm used to it - it makes me work harder and it makes me fight harder. Floyd Mayweather
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No one thought the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight would happen, but I had patience. Floyd Mayweather
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When you're the best, you only want to surround yourself with the best. Floyd Mayweather
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You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally. Floyd Mayweather
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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. Floyd Mayweather
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God has blessed me with an unbelievable talent, with fast feet, fast hands, unbelievable defense and a very, very sharp mind. So I'm thankful for that. Floyd Mayweather
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I know that there's a god because I was able to survive everything that I've been through - all of the tough times - and I'm still at the top of my game. Floyd Mayweather
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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. Floyd Mayweather
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You hear certain things, negative things, all the time that aren't true, but you never hear about the positive. Floyd Mayweather
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Things happen for a reason, and the only thing you can do is at night time get on your knees and ask God for forgiveness for anything that you did that you didn't feel was right. Floyd Mayweather
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All the money I have, I got it legally. Floyd Mayweather
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Every home that I have is paid for, every car that I have is paid for, and I am a hundred-million-dollar man. I mean, this is the truth; it's not a lie. Floyd Mayweather
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Once I am in the square circle, I am in my home. Floyd Mayweather
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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. Floyd Mayweather
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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. Floyd Mayweather