Nonito Donaire Quotes

A lot of guys just punch with their arms; they don’t utilize every part of their muscles they can use. I know how to use that, and that’s where the power comes in.

Always push beyond what you can do.

Usually, sprinting is my main source of energy and recovery time because that’s how I move.

I was one of those kids that was always picked on but, one thing I gotta say it that no matter how bad your life gets, there’s always a bright light out there and you gotta find it.

For punches I never really choose, I take whatever opportunity is given to me. If it’s a left, I’ll take it. If it’s a right I’ll take it.

If there’s a best, I want to fight them.

I was taught to fighter like Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali when I was growing up.

I lived my life where I didn’t have anything. I lived my life where people picked on me. Now that I am in a different light, I appreciate every moment of it.

In school I was pretty fast.

As a boxer, you have to put risk in to get to another level.

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.

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

Moving up and fighting the best keeps me hungry.

My Internet friends who I play games with say, ‘This guy’s a fighter?’ I’m the last person they expect to be a fighter.

I’ll help out in ways to inspire others and ways to get people together and bring about things to help people financially.

I’m training everyday, even though I should be resting.

You can’t look good everytime, even if you try to no matter what.

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

I just wanna live the moment and just take every moment and embrace it because life is short.

If you try your best, you can always be better.

The best feeling is to win by knockout.

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

With me, boxing’s a beautiful sport.

I was 11 when I started boxing. My brother was fighting before I did, and he got me into it.

He’s going for the home run, I’m going for the grand slam. If he gets a lot of strikeouts, I’m getting a shutout. I just have that positivity, that mentality that I can conquer whatever he gives out.

I love my wife.

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

I seek to fight the best out there. I seek to fight the champions in every division I go up to.

He’s such a great kid and such a determined kid, and he’s so strong.