Quotes from Daniel Jacobs

If I wasn't boxing I'd be a wide receiver or a running back for the Giants.

When I was reading the Bible, I came across the word 'meek.' It means to be humble. I asked God, I want to become meek, allow me to become meek. About two months later I was struck with cancer. I realized this was God testing me. If you want to become appreciative, and humble, and meek, I'll strip you of everything.

I'm super proud of myself, not because I can throw punches inside a ring but just because of my journey and who I proved that I am.

This is boxing and it's all about putting your punches together perfectly.

Giving back - that's the purest joy you can possibly have.

If I'm winning and looking impressive and being on the scene, the fans are going to start demanding bigger fights.

I'm just living daily and I thank God for every day that I have.

Most of the guys I grew up with let the streets and the gangs influence them. Maybe one or two of them made it to college. All the negative things were all around me.

The opportunities that I've been allowed to have just keep getting better.

There's not a lot of things to look out for in amateur boxing. Once the headgear comes off, once the 10-ounce gloves come on and you're fighting men and you're doing all these different things, that's where the experience comes.

I fight with glory and I fight with guts and I fight with skills.

You have all these different reality shows, all social media, all these different things where people have to act a certain way to get attention.

I had a hard time growing up, and boxing kind of served as my second family.

I miss corner men dressed up in the white cardigans, with sometimes the white hat they may have on.

I've had the dream of being a world champion since I put on my first pair of gloves.

To not only be a cancer survivor, but to return to the sport of boxing, because, I mean, this is not basketball, this is not baseball, this is not a sport you play. This is a sport where you can die in the ring. So it says a lot to me to come back and be a world champion in that aspect.

I've been able to not only fulfill my dreams and become a world champion, but there's been so many different opportunities that just blow my mind and opportunities that I never thought I'd have.

I want to be a world champion, but I want to be the face of Livestrong.

For me, being world champion, you have to put your body through these extreme tests, day in and day out. So when Sunday comes around, that's the day when I pamper myself. I might get a massage or go to a spa.

Well, 'Titanic' is probably my second favorite movie.

I won four 152-pound Golden Gloves titles.

I'm able to do motivational speaking all over the world and do so many positive things with my life because of my journey and the battles I've fought. Without cancer, I would have never had some of these opportunities, and I wouldn't be the man I am today.

I had such severe nerve damage that I didn't get the nerves all the way back. My pinky toe on my left foot is still numb, and I feel it when I'm in bed at night or when I'm by myself. That pins-and-needles feeling reminds me that life is precious, and don't take for granted what you have.

Anytime I am spending time with my son. We went to a theme party recently and it was Toy Story. He was Buzz Lightyear, I was Woody and his mom dressed like Woody's wife.