Quotes from Nonito Donaire

As a boxer, you have to put risk in to get to another level.

I was 11 when I started boxing. My brother was fighting before I did, and he got me into it.

I liked Roy Jones, Sugar Ray Leonard, Ali... those were the guys I was looking at growing up.

I was always into cartoons and animation.

He said it's an honor to fight me, well I say that it's an honor to fight him as well.

I'm not into being competitive. I never saw myself as a competitive type of person.

A lot of guys just punch with their arms; they don't utilize every part of their muscles they can use. I know how to use that, and that's where the power comes in.

Growing up as an amateur, I wasn't much of a power puncher. I was more of a speed guy.

My Internet friends who I play games with say, 'This guy's a fighter?' I'm the last person they expect to be a fighter.

All I know is that I'm proud to be Filipino.

With me, boxing's a beautiful sport.

For punches I never really choose, I take whatever opportunity is given to me. If it's a left, I'll take it. If it's a right I'll take it.

I just wanna live the moment and just take every moment and embrace it because life is short.

I was one of those kids that was always picked on but, one thing I gotta say it that no matter how bad your life gets, there's always a bright light out there and you gotta find it.

I lived my life where I didn't have anything. I lived my life where people picked on me. Now that I am in a different light, I appreciate every moment of it.

Being a world champion is something I'm already proud of and can take for the rest of my life.

Everything in our family was always boxing. It was the life my father chose for me.

People call me a nerd because I like to spend time on the computer.

Criticism is good, you learn from it each time and you know that people are paying attention.

Usually, sprinting is my main source of energy and recovery time because that's how I move.

I'll help out in ways to inspire others and ways to get people together and bring about things to help people financially.

I was always scared in the amateurs, but the minute I got in the ring it was like another person took over. I become more vicious. In there I love to hurt people. Outside I can't hurt a bug.

Moving up and fighting the best keeps me hungry.

If he wants to box we'll box. If he wants to brawl we'll brawl.