Top 112 Quotes & Sayings by Danny Garcia - Page 2

I want to thank my mom for the left hand.

I'm a Philadelphia fighter in the truest sense. I never quit.

From the time I started boxing, my dream was to win an Olympic gold medal. At 10, I can't say I knew how big the Olympics are. I just knew that every kid in the gym wanted to win an Olympic gold medal. Every kid in every gym probably wants to win an Olympic gold medal.

I fought on the undercard of a show headlined by Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Jr. There was almost no one in the arena then. But when Hatton and Mayweather came out, every seat was filled. There had to be 16,000 or 17,000 people in there. The place was going crazy.

People in Philly are always late.

A lot of boxers try to make it entertaining by fighting with their mouth.

I've been under a lot of pressure in my career - fights I was the underdog or counted out in.

It's great to be Puerto Rican, because Puerto Rico loves boxing. They don't have a lot of major sports down there.

I'm just a fighter that comes to fight with a big heart. I come to give the fans what they want.

Everyone knows I can fight, that's not hard for me.

I work hard. And whoever they put in front of me, I guess that's who gets beat up that day.

I'll fight anyone, anytime, anywhere.

The shoulder roll was created in Philly. I've been fighting people that roll their shoulders since I was a little kid.

You have to have people around you that know what makes you happy and know what makes you mad. I have the right people around me.

When you're fortunate, your job is to give back and change someone else's life.

I give blood, sweat and tears inside the ring and I'm never going to stop working.

People are acting like Keith Thurman has a cape like Superman and can fly.

My dad is my best friend, not just my dad. We hardly ever bump heads, but when we do, we just work it out.

I was born to perform on a high level.

I really don't know how the matchmaking goes; that's not what I do.

You know boxing is all about entertainment.

They say that being humble leaves you out of the record books. I want to be in the record books.

I've fought a lot of guys with power. It takes more than power to win a fight.

My job is to show up fight night and give my fans a great fight. That's it.

Everyone has gone through hard times. Everyone has gone through times where they need extra help.

I don't want to be one of those fighters that say I could've been this, I could've been that.

I want to fight the best fighters and I feel like Danny Garcia at his best, nobody can touch me.

I wanted to box when I was 7, but I couldn't because in Philadelphia you need to be 10 to get insurance. So me and my dad waited 3 years until I could sign up, and I've been fighting since then.

When I used to fight in the amateurs, guys wouldn't show up for the finals and I won the tournament. They wouldn't call my name when it was time to get the trophy. They called everyone else's name. Believe me, you remember things like that. I'd say there was disrespect there. It's followed me into the pros.

I just want to go down as one of the best Puerto Rican and best Latin fighters ever.

My dad is the way he is. He likes to talk. It's really a perfect team, because I'm not really a trash-talk kind of person. I can if I want, but I feel like I don't have to because I know I can fight.

I think there's a lack of respect for me out there, from the promoters, boxing people. It's something I've faced ever since I put on gloves. I don't understand it. I know my father doesn't.

I always go for the knockout.

I love being in Puerto Rico. I am so excited that they embrace me, and I feel that I am giving back to my fans.

You work for years and years to make the Olympics, then something goes wrong and it's all gone. But that doesn't mean you can't still make your mark in another way. Losing in the Olympic Trials made me that much hungrier to become a world champion as a pro.

You know, I accept some things with a laugh. Amir Khan was supposed to be a killer, and look what I did to him. Then it gets back to me that people thought I was lucky. Well, I must be lucky my whole life then, because I keep winning.

A win is a win.

Families stick together.

I want to be a three different weight-class champion.

I love big fights, the atmosphere, love the people who don't want me to win. It brings out the dog in me.

It's amazing to be a Puerto Rican fighter, we have a great history of fighters. I say this all the time, 'I'm Puerto Rican, raised in Philadelphia so I got the best of both worlds. I got the Puerto Rican power and the Philly toughness. It comes a long way.

I said I deserved a home fight, either Philly or Puerto Rico, since I'm always going to someone else's place to fight. Everyone thought it was a great idea to go back to Puerto Rico.

The last couple of years have been a good learning experience for me and a good journey. My first world title fight I fought Erik Morales and how much experience do you think you can get from that? A lot of people thought he would beat me because of experience. I've faced a lot of experienced fighters.

Besides Scream, I liked The Purge. It stuck with me because it reminds me of boxing - you have 45 minutes to punch someone legally without consequence.

I was ready to move up a weight class, but I can still make 140. If I'm back in the ring in the summertime I know I can make 140 with the heat. I've always been disciplined so it's no problem for me.

My Spanish is coming along, I understand everything. I've been working on becoming more confident when speaking.

The Puerto Rican fans have supported me and it means a lot. I'm a Puerto Rican just like they are.

I'm a self motivated person, that's what got me to the point I'm at today. I don't take anybody lightly because this is what I do, this is my job. The day that I stop taking it seriously is the day I have to stop boxing. I would never put myself into a position where I go into the ring not prepared.

Even when people didn't think I was the real champion, I got called out anyway. So now when you get a good win the first person people think of is me. I guess they thought it would be easy, but nothing comes easy.

Nothing to be honest. I am a fighter. I'm crazy already. I'm not afraid of ghosts or anything.

Milk Duds. It doesn't' bother me that it gets stuck in my teeth or anything.

My parents always talk about Puerto Rico. My dad's whole family lives in Puerto Rico. My great grandma lives in Puerto Rico and I got to meet her a couple years ago.