Quotes from Mikey Garcia

I'm never out of shape, never out to hurt my body by drinking or partying.

I want people to look back at my career and say, 'That guy never backed down from anyone.'

I would love to fight anybody at the welterweight limit with a belt.

It came like a natural thing for me, and I liked it. That's how my amateur career started. But again, no interest in a future in boxing. I just thought it was like a little pastime, something to do.

I traditionally like to be patient, calm and look for openings - try to box for a few rounds until I figure out what the best thing in the ring will be for me.

I never had a dream to be a boxer.

I feel that my body is not made to be a natural welterweight. But my abilities and boxing skills will allow me to be successful even at 147.

I trust my brother and my dad. They know my capabilities and my skills. If they tell me to do something, they know best.

I never dreamt to be headlining a pay-per-view card. That was never a goal.

I don't believe in the catch weight.

As a champion, you always want challenges.

I don't have a number set that I'm chasing, but I do believe I'll be a champion at 140, and again at 147.

When I walk into the arena, I get excited and emotional, when I see the fans rise and start cheering. But then I get into the ring and it's all business for me.

I was fighting at 125 pounds when I was 15 years old... then became a champion at 126 pounds at 25 years old.

You should not be taking advantage of anybody.

I want to make sure I give the fans my best while I'm in my prime.

You've got to keep your eye on the prize, always want more and never settle for what you have.

I think I showed I'm resilient, I'm strong, I can go the distance against a bigger man and still box effectively.

I'm definitely interested in facing Linares.

It's not OK for somebody to push a fighter into a corner and strong-arm him to accept whatever the promoter wants.

Every fighter has a different agenda. Every promoter has a different agenda for their fighter. Every manager has a different agenda. So things change all the time.

I know people say I could be the next big pay-per-view star. They say that about a lot of fighters. To reach that, it takes a lot. Not just fighting skills, but marketing, good promotion.

No other fighter's doing what I'm doing, no other fighter is daring to do what I'm doing.

I made it a goal of mine to fight the biggest challenges, so that people can appreciate who I am as a fighter.