"My dad would always give me a Snickers before a fight. It gives me energy. It gives me everything I need to get the win."
"A lot of people have underestimated me and I have been a problem for them inside the ring."
"I try to prove everybody wrong and those who underestimate me, that's why I train hard."
"I'm just a little-big kid with a dream."
"Mayweather is Mayweather. He's always good. He stays in shape, takes care of himself."
"I wanna be a legend, I wanna be in the world books of records."
"The hard-working Mexican tries to get up here looking for opportunities because America's one of the greatest countries in the world."
"For me, I'm an American and I'm a Mexican. I live here. And it hurts me the way a lot of people talk about Mexicans when I know we're all about hard work and dedication."
"Each Mexican has his own dream, and I've come to believe as long as we focus, you can accomplish anything you want."
"As long as you pray and believe in your dreams, anything is possible."
"Don't underestimate this little fat boy."
"If it wasn't for my dad, I wouldn't be here."
"People tell me that I've also changed their lives making history."
"It doesn't matter how you look. As long as you train hard, you focus and you're hungry, and that drive is in you to follow your dreams, everything is possible."
"A lot of people can relate to me."
"Everybody is looking for that chiseled guy. Just because they have a lot of muscles, they think he's the strongest guy out there, this and that. Lucky for me, the skills pay the bills."
"The physique will show in the punches."
"I have been dreaming about the heavyweight title it seems since I was born."
"People need to understand that I came this far being chubby and all that. Imagine how far I could go actually being in good shape and looking good."
"Everyone has a plan until they get hit."
"A lot of people saying that I'm not training, that I'm not taking it serious. Come on, I got all these belts. There's a lot of responsibilities to this."
"It took a long time, and a lot of years, for me to get comfortable with myself, like the way I am now."
"Boxing gave me the discipline and took me away from the streets and away from the corners. It changed my life, you know. Boxing dragging me away from all the bad potential I had."
"I've been an underdog my whole life with the shape that I have and the way that I look. But once I get in the ring it's a whole different ball game."
"I'm confident in all my fights. You have to be. You have to put any negative thoughts aside."
