Mikey Garcia

“I know people say I could be the next big pay-per-view star. They say that about a lot of fighters. To reach that, it takes a lot. Not just fighting skills, but marketing, good promotion.”

“I trust my brother and my dad. They know my capabilities and my skills. If they tell me to do something, they know best.”

“I don't take easy fights.”

“I've been dropped. You get up, and you win the fight.”

“It's your career. Why should you let someone else be in control of what you do? You're the one taking all the risk. The promoter is not the one getting in the ring, the manager is not the one getting in the ring, the trainer doesn't even get in the ring.”

“I've been on cruise control with my opponents, even though I fought some very good champions, undefeated champions.”

“If I look forward to bigger fights, than the biggest fight for me is Manny Pacquiao.”

“My kids are four years apart. They're constantly fighting, hitting each other, grabbing the toy away from the other.”

“I want to be great. I want to prove to everybody that I am great.”

“Pay-per-view is bit of a gamble.”

“I want to get bigger and better fights, where people can recognize me as one of the better fighters in the world.”

“If I want to pad the record, just fight pretenders, get a quick paycheck and keep moving on and racking up wins, that's not something I want to be known for.”

“I know what I'm capable of. My dad, my brother, know what I'm capable of. They've seen me in the ring sparring. They know me better than anyone else.”

“As the fighter, you're the one getting in the ring, you're the one risking injuries, you're the one risking your life - not only on the day of the fight, but in training camp. You're getting punched, you're training, you're sparring. You have to make sure that it's worth the risk - the compensation, the terms, the fights that you want.”

“I know that at the end of my career I'll get the credit I deserve.”

“I will never forget seeing my parents coming home from the strawberry fields, looking through their bags to see if they had any leftover Doritos bags he'd buy.”

“I believe I'm better than everybody when it comes to footwork, timing, reflexes, defense, you name it.”

“No other fighter's doing what I'm doing, no other fighter is daring to do what I'm doing.”

“I like to wear cowboy gear once in a while. Whenever the occasion comes. In the ring, we used to wear a poncho and the hat.”

“We fight smart, fight intelligent, pick our shots, be very smart about how we place our feet. That's how we win.”