Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.

“God has given me so much that I feel I must give to those who are less fortunate. I don't do it to be in anyone's good graces.”

“Whitaker cannot be and will not be the best because he has lost. His style is bad and he doesn't motivate people.”

“I like to surround myself with people, to always celebrate!”

“I was 10 years old and my hero was a local fighter, Juan Antonio Lopez, who would fight twice for a world title and not win.”

“Lonnie Smith doesn't deserve to fight ever again. I am totally disgusted with him. If I had known he would run like a coward, I would never have given him a fight. He has disgraced boxing.”

“Most people know who I am and what kind of legacy I have.”

“Temoya is a place that's isolated from everyone. You can only concentrate on your training there. There are no distractions. You live life in a very different way. There, you learn to value life, to appreciate the things you have.”

“I am a boxer for the people. I am one of them.”

“I want everybody to see, even though they say I am old and should retire, I can still do it in the ring.”

“If Hector Camacho can ever win a title, I'd like to fight him.”

“The fighter is born. He cannot be made.”

“Lonnie Smith will be a tough and hard fight for me.”

“To beat me, Camacho has to beat me in the ring.”

“The fight with Camacho is very attractive. It's a natural fight, and one that Mexico, Puerto Rico and the world wants to see.”

“I never run away from any opponent.”

“I could never go back to Mexico if I lost to Camacho.”

“I made my history. I don't have to prove anything.”

“Everything I have is natural. I do everything by instinct. I am not like the 'gringos,' with all of their apparatus.”

“When I fight, all of the eyes in Mexico are upon me. It's a big responsibility. Sometimes it seems I am defending the nation.”

“I don't like to judge from tapes. The strategy starts in the ring.”