“I’m just a regular person who believes life is simple, and I like a simple life.”

I’m not aiming for a knockout. I focus on doing my best. If the knockout comes, fine. If not, that’s okay.

In the ring I can tell right away what his style is and I can adapt to it. I’m adjusting to life as a politician. It’s different in training but I can stay focused on both.

With experience in boxing, you learn how to be a scientific boxer and how to fight easy.

I have to use my strengths, which [are] my speed, my quickness and my movements. If I do that, I really believe that I will come out on top.

I remember as a little boy I ate one meal a day and sometimes slept in the street. I will never forget that and it inspires me to fight hard, stay strong and remember all the people of my country, trying to achieve better for themselves.

I have to adjust. I have to be nice to all the people. Because of the people I have become a famous person. My responsibility is to fulfill my responsibility as a famous person.

Boxing is not about your feelings. It’s about performance.

I want them to make peace with the love of God.

Boxing is a sport. We allow each other to hit each other, but I’m not treating my opponent like my enemy. We’re doing a job to entertain people.

Being a Christian means accepting Christ as your savior, your God. Thats why you are called a Christian. If you remove Christ, theres only ian and that means I am nothing.

I’m surprised that the fight was kind of easy.

I don’t mind having these relatives. I’ll give them a little, since they all prayed for my victory.

Right now I’m inspired to fight for the honour of my country.

My #1 driving force is my lord and savior Jesus Christ. Also my family, my wife and children.

It’s very relaxing for me to sing. It’s a good break from the hard training and the fighting.

Well you know it’s dangerous in politics, because especially in the Philippines there’s a lot of killing in politics.

I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.

I sincerely believe that for the child, and for the parent seeking to guide him, it is not half so important to ‘know’ as to ‘feel’.

If there is one thing that is foreign to me it is shopping for pleasure. On the other hand, I believe that it is right to honor all those who create beautiful things and give satisfaction to those who see me wearing them.

It’s the price of leadership to do the thing you believe has to be done at the time it must be done.

It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That’s not an issue. But I think that is the same for most athletes. If you don’t believe you can win tournaments anymore, then you can’t do it.

You got to believe in yourself. Hell, I believe I’m the best-looking guy in the world and I might be right.

As long as anti-gay legislation exists in any state, I strongly believe big events such as the Final Four and Super Bowl should not be held in those states’ cities.

I believe that one reason why the church of God at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church.