Top 107 Quotes & Sayings by Daniel Jacobs - Page 2

I believe my speed is my greatest advantage. My skill, my ring generalship... I could go on and on.

A fighter in his prime needs to stay active. A fighter, who doesn't have certainty when he's going to fight again, it's hard for him to stay mentally ready.

A lot of guys would prefer to go the business route by getting as much as they can for the least amount of risk than to actually put everything on the line.

I've always vowed that if I had a child, I would treat him right. My father was a perfect model for me because everything that he did wrong, or everything that he did I would just do the opposite. Which would be the right thing to do. So that is being in your son's life 100 percent, give them love, give them affection, give them discipline.

Obviously I've had my setbacks, but those have enabled me to be the man I am today.

I have athletic power that people can't see, that sharpness, the big bang that hits you.

There's no better way to prove the doubters wrong than to win in a KO fashion.

I accept MMA, I appreciate MMA, I even get techniques from MMA, surprisingly, like footwork techniques and how I move. It's different and unorthodox to what boxers are normally used to.

I've been able to not only fulfill my dreams and become a world champion, but there's been so many different opportunities that just blow my mind and opportunities that I never thought I'd have.

Canelo is not only the face of boxing, but he is probably pound-for-pound one of the best in the sport. He's one of the most recognized fighters in all our sport. I think a victory over him, a convincing victory, would definitely solidify my spot and it would be inevitable for people to know who Daniel Jacobs is.

At the end of the day, don't bet against me. Don't bet against me.

I fight with glory and I fight with guts and I fight with skills.

I've had the dream of being a world champion since I put on my first pair of gloves.

It never ceases to amaze me the opportunities that have arisen for me after my cancer scare.

I'm a ride or die Biggie fan. I've come out to 'Victory' so many times.

If I'm winning and looking impressive and being on the scene, the fans are going to start demanding bigger fights.

I'm a pure boxer. I have lightning speed that hurts guys. But I love to box. I love to be on my back foot. I love to work my jab and combinations.

This is boxing - you can't really say what is going to happen because anything can happen in that square ring.

Most of the guys I grew up with let the streets and the gangs influence them. Maybe one or two of them made it to college. All the negative things were all around me.

Being able to see my family... it's priceless.

If I wasn't boxing I'd be a wide receiver or a running back for the Giants.

I'm very confident in myself and in my ability, but in boxing there's always the unknown.

You have all these different reality shows, all social media, all these different things where people have to act a certain way to get attention.

My outlook on life is totally different because my life was almost taken.

I miss corner men dressed up in the white cardigans, with sometimes the white hat they may have on.

I know that the strong, black woman is the most beautiful creature in this world, so that's why I always have the utmost respect for my sisters. That's why I make sure I'm not out here disrespecting women and acting a fool.

My life is meaningful.

I wouldn't say that I'm the most avoided man in boxing, but a few guys might avoid me in the middleweight division.

Boxing is one of those things where you want to be respected for what you do at your craft.

Anytime you get an opportunity to better yourself and escape your surroundings you take advantage of it.

This is boxing and it's all about putting your punches together perfectly.

It's a beautiful thing to live in a diverse area.

One thing that I learned post-cancer is to enjoy every moment of every day. To find things to be grateful for.

My grandmother was very strict. She and my mom wouldn't let me hang around the streets. It wasn't my lifestyle.

I'll continue to strive for success and be the best that I can be.

Listen, it's crazy because I almost have to work twice as hard to get the amount of attention as it is for somebody who's a little lighter than me or from a different country than me, you know?

I was raised by my grandmother, my mom, about five or six aunts and female cousins as well. We were all in one building. I definitely learned how to respect and how to treat women.

The thing I've most realized is that when people come up to me and tell me how much my story means to them, how much it was inspiration for them to see me fight through and push through with my career, I realized love is real. And there's no greater feeling in this world, to give back and touch people.

I would be a dumb guy to say I don't like MMA because it's not boxing. You just have to appreciate everything.

They say the only thing that your parents don't teach you is how to live without them, but my grandma's religious beliefs allowed me to accept death even though it was so hard to live without her.

I think waking up in the middle of the night and seeing stuff in the dark and thinking it is something scary or demonic. When you first wake up and you see things and you're eyes aren't open and things aren't what they seem. That happened to me like three weeks ago!

I'm a fighter through and through. I don't fear any person and to go inside that ring with a feared mentality, why even go inside the ring?

Anybody can be hurt. This is boxing.

I love scary movies. I like American Horror Story. That is more of a series, but it is really good.

Candy corn. For Halloween that is my favorite candy, but it doesn't come around that often and I like that.

I was a gorilla boxer. I had a full gorilla suit on with boxing gloves. I had an amateur belt on. No one knew that it was me in the costume and I was going into stores and scaring people and boxing on them. It was fun.

Anytime I am spending time with my son. We went to a theme party recently and it was Toy Story. He was Buzz Lightyear, I was Woody and his mom dressed like Woody's wife.