- "Twenty years have passed with no change here. The only new thing here is my mansion. I left this place but still nothing changed." (a political statement directly attacking South Cotabato's political dynasty for neglecting the development of the province)
- I am not hiding that. I still want to enter politics. There is nothing wrong with it. I sincerely want help my constituents in General Santos City. (statement about his future after he defeated Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera again)
- He was wary of my right hook. He was avoiding it and he lost his focus on my left. (on Hatton)
- I felt sorry for him because he's friendly, he's a good guy. It's the trainer who talks too much. (on Hatton and trainer Floyd Mayweather, Sr.)
- It was a hard fight tonight and I needed time to test his power. (referring to his opponent Miguel Cotto)
- This is the last weight division for me. It's history for me and more importantly, a Filipino did it. (on becoming the first man in boxing to win seven titles in seven weight divisions.)
- When I listen to music, all the stress is gone. I feel stronger.
- I never believed that you had to say bad things about your opponent to make yourself bigger.
- You can be popular, or be a champion, without trash talking. And you can be a good example for people, especially children.
- I'll always have a killer instinct.
- It's important to me to give happiness, enjoyment to people, to keep improving myself always.
- It's very important to me to announce unity to help poverty and help the people in my country. We can help people if we work together.
- I'm not aiming for a knockout. I focus on doing my best. If the knockout comes, fine. If not, that's OK.
- I'm so happy for this fight because there is no trash talk.
- So this Saturday I will wear yellow gloves as a symbol of unity.
- The fight will happen without the trash talk and it's a good example to the children who idolize the fighters. In my life it's my experience that the best promotion has been the Shane Mosley fight because everybody is friends.
- I believe this world needs new heroes. The biggest fight in my life is not in boxing but it is now to end poverty in my country.
- All my life I have had to fight. At first as a child I had to fight just to get something to eat.
- I'm not going to fight anybody as long as there is a problem with the decision of the promoter.
- I'm satisfied with what I've done in boxing. I want to fight Mayweather because the people want it.
- I want to entertain the fans.
- We will run for governor in 2013. For now, it's boxing.
- In my view, I can do more being an executive. I am an action oriented person. I want to implement anything I want and do it fast.
- [on why his retiring] I'm going to go home and think about it. I want to be with my family. I want to serve the people
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