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Why not? Everything you've got to own costs money. Everything you do costs money. You can't take your wife on a date for free.

— Floyd Mayweather Jr. Interview with Jim Gray (2015)

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He can have heart, he can hit harder and he can be stronger, but there's no fighter smarter than me.

People only see the money and cars, and they never saw the hard work or days I was pissing blood because I got hurt training.

I'm older and wiser. Just like fine wine, I get better with time.

Interview with Jim Gray (2015)

Anything can happen in the sport of boxing.

Interview with Jim Gray (2015)

I'm always thinking, how can I get better?

Interview with Jim Gray (2015)

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