“You can be a champion and you can be flashy with money and cars but you have a big platform. What are you trying to change?”

I want to be the best so I am ready to do anything.

I wasn’t too excited about school, I’m not going to lie.

Some people are just naive to what they say.

I love to box, because I think boxing is an art.

I’m trying to involve the fans and bring in a crowd where not only do they love boxing but they love me as a person.

Just like I have all the capabilities to become a big star, Golden Boy has all the tools to get me there.

If you settle in life, you don’t go further.

The more I get better, the opposition has to get better.

Every time I throw, I hate to miss. It’s like those timing games in the arcades. I win every single time. Guys watch me and they pay me to keep playing.

I just want to lean on my team to make the best decisions for me because, knowing myself, I won’t say no to anybody.

I’ve been boxing since I was 7 years old.

If I’m fighting the best, then I can inspire a younger generation. I walk into the gyms and see girls boxing. They say I’m their inspiration. I love that.

Madison Square Garden has held some of the best fights of all time. Many legendary fighters have fought there. Being able to fight there is an honor.

Promoters need you. You don’t need them. The boxer has the leverage, and a lot of boxers don’t know that.

That’s one of my idols, I really look up to Pacquiao. This guy is everything I would want to be.

There’s so many people who come to me here in L.A., promising me this and promising me that. What I’m learning is figuring out what’s real versus what’s just talk.

What we are going to do as Democrats is put together a really strong platform that focuses on jobs and economic issues.

All our difficulties are only platforms for the manifestations of His grace, power and love.

I’ve always loved the showmanship of professional wrestling. While I love making movies, I love that platform, too.

Football changed my life and it gave me a platform to get out my aggression and it gave me a sense of value.

In my early years, there were a number of experiences that made me decide I could not afford the luxury of just being an actress. There were a number of issues I wanted to address. And I wanted to use my career as a platform.

I truly believe that diversity is so important, and I hope that I can use my platform to encourage and inspire other aspiring female artists.

I have always been a person who is extremely comfortable in my skin. I have always just been myself in all these years on the public platform.

Do we recognize the platform that Indian cinema has been given? Of course. And typically India of us, we gracefully acknowledge our host’s grace and we thank you for celebrating us and our cinema.