Quotes from Gennady Golovkin

From the beginning, when my brother Vadim first took me to the boxing gym at 10, I was able to punch hard, and the coach always put me with older boys because of that.

I know Canelo before. He's a good guy. Good fighter.

I like real people. I don't like fakes.

I love judo. I love grappling. I love jiu-jitsu.

I had a very hard life in Kazakhstan.

The main thing I want to have at the end of my career is to be healthy. But as for people to remember me, I want my fans to remember the type of fights I had.

When I wrap my hands, I do it for my family. I owe my courage to them and also my success. That's why I fight.

I've never been a bad guy - never acted like a tough guy.

In general, I enjoy watching different sport tournaments and competitions.

For me, it's very hard to train too much, just sparring, sparring, sparring. It's boring.

Maybe I can become the next James Bond.

I have a lot of limited edition sneakers that Jordan sends me.

If you have money, and you help people, you don't talk about it. Just do it.

The older kids, if they wanted something from you, whether it was cash or sports equipment, they would just take it. My older brothers used to say, 'If someone tries to take something from you, never give it to them.' So we fought all the time.

Outside the ring, I am Gennady, but when I get in, I am Triple G: I become a different guy. I don't know how I switch, but I understand my job, I understand the situation, and I understand my business.

I liked soccer. I played it for two years.

Canelo is the number one in Mexico, a country known for great fighters. He is very special.

I remember my time growing up. It was a little bit difficult because the Soviet Union was broken.

It was a very difficult time after the fall of the Soviet Union. Jobs were difficult, and you had to fight to have anything nice.

Family is the most important thing to me.

I remember seeing Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, and the old films of Sugar Ray Robinson.

My father is always with me. But moving forward and making my father more proud of me is very important. Taking care of my family, as my father did, is even more important.

I respect all the fighters who have the big names.

Boxing is sport. Is good. Not just for bad guy.