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

I want the people of the Philippines to be happy, even if they have nothing.

In the morning, I wake up at about 6 a.m. and I run for about 45 minutes, then more sprinting. Then I go back home, I eat and I sleep. When I wake up, I train – I do about three hours in the gym…

My concern is what fight we can give to the fans. My first concern as a boxer is to try hard and give a good fight for the fans.

I don’t have secrets in my life. Everything is out there.

No notes. You speak from deep in your heart. It’s easy.

I’ve already established my (political)machinery. It’s like a car. It’s fixed already. You just have to get in and drive it.

I could see he was having problems taking my punches. I had no problem taking his.

Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow.

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

God only expects man and woman to be together and to be legally married, only if they so are in love with each other.

Being a public servant, this is a serious job, not like a boxer, you’re entertaining people.

I wanted to be a world champion.

I have to give people time to take a picture, and sign autographs. I have to be generous to people. It is in my heart. Without that, I would not be Manny Pacquiao.

I don’t even remember if he hurt me with even one punch. Amazing what the result is.

I say to Floyd Mayweather Jr., don’t be a coward and face me in the ring, mano a mano, and shut your big, pretty mouth so we can show the world who is the true king of the ring.

You train hard and I’ll train hard, and may the best man win, and good luck to both of us.

It’s easy to hear the voices of others and often very difficult to hear your own.

Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years.

Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.

Success is the result of hard work.

If you’re competitor-focused, you have to wait until there is a competitor doing something. Being customer-focused allows you to be more pioneering.

The highest technique is to have no technique. My technique is a result of your technique; my movement is a result of your movement.

My job is making money, helping other people make money. I am spending money, trying to make sure more people get rich, because you cannot spend a lot of money, right? So my job is spending money, helping others. This is a headache.

Invention is by its very nature disruptive. If you want to be understood at all times, then don’t do anything new.