Floyd Mayweather quotes

Floyd Mayweather is an American professional boxer considered one of the greatest in boxing history. His unbeaten record and multiple world championships across different weight classes have earned him global fame. He is also recognized for his defensive skills, business acumen, and influence both inside and outside the ring. Here are 76 of his quotes:

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

You know, as a young child, I lay in my bedroom and I swore to myself then: 'I'm not going to smoke and I'm not going to drink.' And I said I'm not going to just say that when I'm a kid. I'm going to stick to that as an adult. I kept that in mind my whole life.

Floyd Mayweather

When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.

Floyd Mayweather

Well, you've got certain obstacles that get in your way throughout your career, but you have to be a strong individual.

Floyd Mayweather

Does he really want to step into the ring with best fighter of this era and embarrass himself? Being the coward that he is, I doubt he'll get in the ring. We'll see what his excuse will be this time... When I retire, I'll get Ricky Hatton to wash my clothes and cut my lawn and buckle my shoes.

Floyd Mayweather

I'm always thinking, how can I get better?

Floyd Mayweather

Anything can happen in the sport of boxing.

Floyd Mayweather

People only see the money and cars, and they never saw the hard work or days I was pissing blood because I got hurt training.

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'm a chess player; I play chess.

Floyd Mayweather

Why not? Everything you've got to own costs money. Everything you do costs money. You can't take your wife on a date for free.

Floyd Mayweather

Me? I'm loyal and honest, and I'm a good person. I call a spade a spade. Money doesn't make me; I make money. Without money, I'd be the same person.

Floyd Mayweather

You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.

Floyd Mayweather

A true champion can adapt to anything.

Floyd Mayweather

I'm a boxer who believes that the object of the sport is to hit and not get hit.

Floyd Mayweather

I push myself to the limit.

Floyd Mayweather

Most people should be talking about how Floyd Mayweather is a great undefeated future Hall of Famer that's his own promoter and that works extremely hard to get to where he's at. Instead, all you hear is hate and jealous remarks from critics who criticize me and, you know, most of the time, the people that criticize me can't do what I can do.

Floyd Mayweather

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

Floyd Mayweather

If anyone has followed my career, they know that there's been a lot of obstacles and a lot of ups and down through my career. But day in and day out, and in the square circle, I went out there and always did my best.

Floyd Mayweather

I like to control my own personal life.

Floyd Mayweather

I would lie in bed, and I was nine years old, and say to myself: 'I want to be the richest man in the world.' I've come a long way from there.

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