“I did my best. I guess my best wasn’t good enough.”

Nobody can say that I’m lazy in training.

I’m happy to help people.

My success is not about the wealth and fame. I am most concerned with my relationship to God, which is the most important.

The religion is a personal thing in my life and fighting in the ring, it’s boxing. It’s my profession. God always gives me strength.

I was in tailoring business, I sold flowers on the street, I worked construction and many odd jobs.

I’m doing this for my family and my country.

I’ve always fought for my country, in my own way, showing that Filipinos are a strong people and can do anything that they put their minds to.

I am very happy that Floyd Mayweather and I can give the fans the fight they have wanted for so many years.

If you practice hard, you can win every battle.

I can be a champion and a public servant also.

In boxing, you never know who you’re going to face in the ring.

If we don’t have God in our life, we’re considered dead.

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.

The ability to consciously decide and alter which direction is best for you in every moment is an amazing privilege. 

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Owning useless stuff has the ability to increase your stress and anxiety levels.

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Ability and necessity dwell near each other.

Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification.

If you spend more and more money toward stuff, you lose focus on what matters most and lessen our ability to pursue it.  

The ability to say no is closely linked to self-confidence.