Quotes from Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

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.

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

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.

I don't talk about my personal life - or what I do with no females. Just know that I love women. A lot.

I'm not in this sport to say a guy can beat me.

Racism still exists in the sport of boxing.

Once I am in the square circle, I am in my home.

I knew Dana White as a good guy, a good square guy.

Conor McGregor is a tough competitor. He proved throughout the years in the UFC that he can fight standing up.

I'm a man of my word.

I'm fighting Miguel Cotto on May 5th because Miss Pac Man is ducking me

Ricky Hatton ain't nothing but a fat man. I'm going to punch him in his beer belly when I see him.

I ain't never nervous. Never nervous.

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.

When I step in the ring, I bring everything I have.

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.

If anyone has followed my career, they know that there's been a lot of obstacles and a lot of ups and down through my career. But day in and day out, and in the square circle, I went out there and always did my best.

I want to be promoted in the urban areas. A lot of African-American people should know more about me.

To be the best you have to work overtime.

I've done some things that I shouldn't have done but I know I'm not a bad person, and I know that I can become a better person... Only thing I can do is work at it.

I come from a very rough background, and I'm saying that if you work hard and dedicate yourself that you can make it, too.

Hard work, dedication!

No athlete works harder than Floyd Mayweather.

Me and my team always work so hard outside that square circle.