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. — Floyd Mayweather

To be the best you have to work overtime. — Floyd Mayweather

Hard work, dedication! — Floyd Mayweather

No athlete works harder than Floyd Mayweather. — Floyd Mayweather

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. — Floyd Mayweather

No athlete works harder than Floyd Mayweather. Nobody is faster than Floyd Mayweather. — Floyd Mayweather

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

Never cry. Never complain. Just work. — Floyd Mayweather

You’ve got to have a villain and they’ll always make me a villain. I’m used to it–it makes me work harder and it makes me fight harder. — Floyd Mayweather

I always put my boxing first. — Floyd Mayweather

Boxing won’t retire me, I will retire from boxing. — Floyd Mayweather

I knew boxing before I knew anything else. — Floyd Mayweather

It’s the hurt business, it’s boxing. We’re there to get it in. — Floyd Mayweather

Boxing is what pays my bills. — Floyd Mayweather

I’ve had boxing gloves on since before I could walk and been in gyms all of my life. — Floyd Mayweather

I land a higher percentage of punches than any boxer in boxing. — Floyd Mayweather

Shit happens in the sport of boxing. You wanted to see a KO, that’s what I gave you. — Floyd Mayweather

I think my grandmother saw my potential first. When I was young, I told her, ‘I think I should get a job.’ She said, ‘No, just keep boxing.’ — Floyd Mayweather

Hopefully, some day I help some of this up–and–coming talent and promote them. Boxing is growing and is here to stay. — Floyd Mayweather

There is boxing and then there is me. The rest are just falling in line behind me or are trying to get in line to fight me. And that includes Manny Pacquiao too. — Floyd Mayweather

I don’t have to fight if I don’t want to. — Floyd Mayweather

I’m not scared of any opponent. I fight who I want to fight. — Floyd Mayweather

I want that fIght, the fans deserve that fIght. — Floyd Mayweather

I don’t know who my three next opponents will be. A lot of people ask me that. You want to fight me? Earn it. — Floyd Mayweather

Fighting is never easy to do, if you don’t want to fight, you better quit right then. — Floyd Mayweather

I like fighters who come to fight. — Floyd Mayweather

If I’m scared and I’m a coward, why do you guys want to see me fight? — Floyd Mayweather

A true champion will fight through anything. — Floyd Mayweather

I don’t fight for bragging rights. — Floyd Mayweather

Any fight that Floyd Mayweather is in is going to be entertaining, regardless. People come to see an icon, a living legend, a superstar. — Floyd Mayweather

If you fight angry, you make a lot of mistakes, and when you fight a sharp, witty fighter like me, you can’t make mistakes. — Floyd Mayweather

I think I already proved that I wasn’t just fighting for the money, because I fought as an amateur. I fought 90 fights for free. — Floyd Mayweather

The American fans would love to see me fight anybody. — Floyd Mayweather

I don’t fight for legacy. I don’t fight for none of that, I fight for that check. I’m in the check cashing business. — Floyd Mayweather

I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight. — Floyd Mayweather

Las Vegas is the boxing capital. During a Floyd Mayweather fight weekend, you can shop, party, stay out late and do anything you want. The city of Las Vegas has everything. — Floyd Mayweather

Manny Pacquiao I’m calling you out let’s fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see. My Jail Sentence was pushed back because the date was locked in. Step up Punk. — Floyd Mayweather

I’m not in this sport to see how hard I can get hit or to see how many big punches I can take. I am in this game to fight as long as I can. I am trying to dish a lot of punishment. — Floyd Mayweather

I fight myself. I don’t fight to break Ali’s record or Sugar Ray Robinson’s record. I fight to please myself. I know in my heart where I’m rated. I didn’t fight in Ali’s era. This is my era. — Floyd Mayweather

You stick to commentating, let me do the fighting. — Floyd Mayweather

I’m fighting Miguel Cotto on May 5th because Miss Pac Man is ducking me — Floyd Mayweather

The sport needs the cash cow back. — Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather is in the sport to give great performances. — Floyd Mayweather

There’s ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy. — Floyd Mayweather

I’m a boxer who believes that the object of the sport is to hit and not get hit. — Floyd Mayweather

Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder. — Floyd Mayweather

I just got the will to win at life. — Floyd Mayweather

Even though I had a rough life I always had my mind on bigger and better things. — Floyd Mayweather

Life is its own curriculum, with each lesson needing to be learned. — Floyd Mayweather

I like to control my own personal life. — Floyd Mayweather

I don’t talk about my personal life–or what I do with no females. Just know that I love women. A lot. — Floyd Mayweather

My whole outlook on life is, never judge a book by its cover. — Floyd Mayweather

There is no fighter smarter than me. — Floyd Mayweather

Canelo’s a different breed. A lot of people think because of the way I made Canelo look, they’re going to be able to do the same thing, but that’s not true. He’s a strong fighter. — Floyd Mayweather

Cotto is a talented fighter but I’m God gifted. — Floyd Mayweather

Maidana is a young, strong and tough competitor. He’s a guy that I can’t overlook. You can never take any fighter for granted because anything can happen. — Floyd Mayweather

I’m a professional fighter and like most professional fighters I have had difficulties with my hands in the past. — Floyd Mayweather

I don’t feel that no fighter has the mental or physical agility to match Floyd Mayweather. — Floyd Mayweather

I’ve set the model of showing fighters how they should conduct their business. — Floyd Mayweather

And when these fighters get upset with me they come out And they try to kill me. — Floyd Mayweather

He can have heart, he can hit harder and he can be stronger, but there’s no fighter smarter than me. — Floyd Mayweather

He’s upset, i’ve seen it before, and when these fighters get upset with me they come out and they try to kill me. — Floyd Mayweather

I don’t have to run from none of these fighters. If I want to keep my defense tight and break em’ down I can. — Floyd Mayweather

Tough times do not last, tough people do. — Floyd Mayweather

There’s no blueprint on how to beat me. — Floyd Mayweather

Once I beat a guy, mentally and physically, he’s never the same. — Floyd Mayweather

To be honest with you, I normally beat guys with my C game and I don’t have to pull my A or B game out. — Floyd Mayweather

I want to beat the best out there and whoever is considered the top fighters of my era. — Floyd Mayweather

I know how I could beat myself: by not being disciplined, by slacking, by not dedicating myself to my craft, by not working hard, by not listening, by thinking I know it all– short like that. — Floyd Mayweather

You know, everybody has a slogan, and once you beat people over the head with it so much, then that’s what you’ll eventually be called once you retire from the sport or whatever. — Floyd Mayweather

Everywhere I go, I will make a good payday. But we got to choose the right opponent and the right time and the right venue. — Floyd Mayweather

There comes a time when money doesn’t matter. — Floyd Mayweather

You hear certain things, negative things, all the time that aren’t true, but you never hear about the positive. — Floyd Mayweather

Things happen for a reason, and the only thing you can do is at night time get on your knees and ask God for forgiveness for anything that you did that you didn’t feel was right. — Floyd Mayweather

I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids. — Floyd Mayweather

My career is over. it’s official. i’m financially secure and i’m in good health, you’ve got to know when it’s time to hang it up, so i think it’s about time for me to hang it up. — Floyd Mayweather

A lot of the time when I go to church, people want to take pictures. They want you to sign autographs. So I don’t go all the time. I go once in a blue moon. Every once in a blue moon. — Floyd Mayweather

It’s about being smart, taking your time, keeping your composure, just going out there and being the best that you can be — Floyd Mayweather

I’ve truly been blessed. I’ve taken my time, kept my eye on the prize and done what I’ve had to do. So I’m able to make a choice when to retire. Most fighters really couldn’t. — Floyd Mayweather