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“I'm confident in all my fights. You have to be. You have to put any negative thoughts aside.”
“I'm not scared of Joseph Parker or any other fighter.”
“I need to remain humble, stay disciplined and keep training. That's how I will continue to be a champion.”
“I never look past an opponent that I have.”
“I've been bullied a few times in school.”
“I love all the Imperial Valley, man.”
“I represented Mexico trying to go to the Olympics.”
“For me, I'm an American and I'm a Mexican. I live here. And it hurts me the way a lot of people talk about Mexicans when I know we're all about hard work and dedication.”
“People who say I'm not focused, they're crazy.”
“Whaddya know? I'm the first Mexican heavyweight champion of the world.”
“Mom, I love you. I love you, and our lives are gonna change. We don't have to struggle no more.”
“That's what we're gonna do, baby, bring the titles back to Mexico.”
“A lot of stuff, all the fast food, the cheap food, the dollar menu - I had to cut all that off.”
“As long as you pray and believe in your dreams, anything is possible.”
“If it wasn't for my dad, I wouldn't be here.”
“I still respect Anthony Joshua and I'm a big fan of what he did in boxing.”
“Everyone who thinks I'm not Mexican simply because I was born in the United States is wrong.”
“My dad's been giving me Snickers since I was six years old. Since I first turned amateur, my dad's been giving it to me.”
“I had been through a big roller-coaster through my whole career.”
“You pick your destiny or maybe destiny picks you. But it picked me to box, definitely.”