Andy Ruiz Jr.

Athlete

100 Quotes

It irritates me when Trump says what he does.

With my Mom and Dad, we always had everything that we needed, but not everything that we wanted. I am going to get my parents what they want, especially my Mom.

People need to understand that I came this far being chubby and all that. Imagine how far I could go actually being in good shape and looking good.

Don't underestimate this little fat boy.

A lot of people say I'm not Mexican because I don't speak a lot of Spanish or am there a lot, but the United States is where it's at. Mexico's in my blood, in my DNA. It's in my kids' DNA.

Anthony Joshua, I'm pretty sure he's underestimating me, man.

When I got knocked down, I got back up.

All fighters put their lives on the line.

When I fought Joseph Parker it was for the WBO world title and they robbed my fight.

A lot of people saying that I'm not training, that I'm not taking it serious. Come on, I got all these belts. There's a lot of responsibilities to this.

If it wasn't for my dad, I wouldn't be here.

I'm going to accomplish my dreams.

A lot of people underestimated me, and I'm used to that.

Boxing saved my life. There were a lot of gangs and I was hanging around with the wrong people.

Styles make fights.

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.

I never look past an opponent that I have.

It took a long time, and a lot of years, for me to get comfortable with myself, like the way I am now.

I have been dreaming about the heavyweight title it seems since I was born.

When I was a boy, my parents would buy me a new toy and I would destroy it. Oh man, I would destroy it. I don't know why I would do such a thing. I was a little rough when I was a little kid.

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