100 Quotes by Andy Ruiz Jr.

I've been in many street fights. I fought street fights for my friends to protect them.

I'm willing to die in the ring.

Ever since I won the world title I've been getting so much love from my people, from a lot of different people. But I know the hunger remains there because I don't want to let my people down or my kids down.

All fighters put their lives on the line.

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.

One of those chubby kids that would do something athletic and everybody would look at me and say, 'What the heck? Did that kid just do that?' That's the kind of chubby kid I was.

I have two friends, who have died from this boxing game, and it scares me, but I feel I was made for this.

In my pro and amateur fights I've always mentioned Mexico.

I was fighting men at age 10.