Nonito Donaire

Growing up as an amateur, I wasn't much of a power puncher. I was more of a speed guy.

I liked Roy Jones, Sugar Ray Leonard, Ali... those were the guys I was looking at growing up.

Even the other kids who people made fun of made fun of me. That's where I stood on the school food chain.

All I know is that I'm proud to be Filipino.

I'm not into being competitive. I never saw myself as a competitive type of person.

The best feeling is to win by knockout.

I love my wife.

I was always scared in the amateurs, but the minute I got in the ring it was like another person took over. I become more vicious. In there I love to hurt people. Outside I can't hurt a bug.

Being a world champion is something I'm already proud of and can take for the rest of my life.

Everything in our family was always boxing. It was the life my father chose for me.

The motivation is in my heart to work toward my goals and my dreams.

As long as I have that support from my team, and I have that confidence in myself that I train really hard, I think there's no one out there who can defeat me in my weight class.