Quotes from Canelo Alvarez

I'm focused on being the best, making history.

I just love what I do. I'm not worried about any burnout.

I'm confident in the fighter I am, and I have nothing to worry about.

There might well have been an Irish great-great-grandfather of mine back then in the 1800s.

I was made fun of at a young age. I would fight a lot in the streets, and it has a lot to do with the way I am today. It helped my development as a fighter, but what can I say?

If the people like watching me, see me as an example of someone succeeding, as a young guy who has the will to win, then I'm happy.

You can have the best training, but just feeling full can make you sluggish and cause you to lose.

I expect a tough, hard fight. Liam Smith is coming to win.

Liam Smith was a resilient fighter. He was tough, has a lot of heart. He thinks before he attacks.

A fighter lives in his training camp, and I'm not always paying attention to what is happening on the outside. But I do know the Mexican people and the Mexican-American people in this country are very hard-working people. That's my only comment about Donald Trump.

You always try to fight someone from another country. But having said that, the public knows, everybody knows, when there's two Mexicans in the ring, there will be a war.

In Mexico, you have to defend yourself and your honour.

The more desperate you are, the more mistakes you make.

I don't prepare myself for a specific fighter. I don't choose a fight to prepare myself for another fighter.

I started boxing because of my brother. And then I came to admire the all-time greats, like Roberto Duran and Muhammad Ali. I'd say I admired Ali more than any fighter in my life.

I just want to create my own history.

I don't fear anyone. We don't come to play in this sport.

Getting to fight at the AT&T Stadium is a huge privilege for me and my career.

I work a lot of conditioning and stamina.

I feel honored that the Hispanic community in the United States have embraced me. I'm really happy and honored to receive their support.

Sometimes, once a fight starts, you have to do what you have to do to win.

I have to stay calm, cool, and collected.

When I first stepped into the boxing gym, I loved it. I knew it was what I was going to do.

I have a noble body. It adapts to all I ask of it.