“I’m just a regular person who believes life is simple, and I like a simple life.”
“Boxing is not about your feelings. It’s about performance.”
“All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.”
“I remember as a little boy I ate one meal a day and sometimes slept in the street. I will never forget that and it inspires me to fight hard, stay strong and remember all the people of my country, trying to achieve better for themselves.”
“I eat the same foods almost every day. I have my favorites like Filipino beef broth, chicken soup with lots and lots of rice.”
“I’ve always fought for my country, in my own way, showing that Filipinos are a strong people and can do anything that they put their minds to.”
“The most important thing as a leader is your relationship with God.”
“I don’t mind having these relatives. I’ll give them a little, since they all prayed for my victory.”
“I know everyone in the Philippines is happy.”
“I was just doing my job in the ring and doing my best to make people happy.”
“I have a relative who is also gay. We can’t help it if they were born that way.”
“Being a public servant, this is a serious job, not like a boxer, you’re entertaining people.”
“In boxing you never know who you’re going to face in ring.”
“Being a Christian means accepting Christ as your savior, your God. That’s why you are called a ‘Christian.’ If you remove Christ, there’s only ‘ian’ and that means ‘I am nothing.’”
“Boxing is a sport. We allow each other to hit each other, but I’m not treating my opponent like my enemy. We’re doing a job to entertain people.”
“I know what poverty is.”
“Human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.”
“I only gave out my opinion that same sex marriage is against the law of God.”
“God’s words first… obey God’s law first before considering the laws of man.”
“I’m not against gay people. I have a relative who is also gay. We can’t help it if they were born that way.”
“I have to give people time to take a picture, and sign autographs. I have to be generous to people. It is in my heart. Without that, I would not be Manny Pacquiao.”
“No notes. You speak from deep in your heart. It’s easy.”
“My #1 driving force is my lord and savior Jesus Christ. Also my family, my wife and children.”
“I want the people of the Philippines to be happy, even if they have nothing.”
“Only in death will I relinquish my belts.”
“If we don’t have God in our life, we’re considered dead.”
“I’m not against gay people.”
“I’ve already established my (political)machinery. It’s like a car. It’s fixed already. You just have to get in and drive it.”
“I wanted to be a world champion.”
“Nothing personal – I am just doing my job.”
“I come from a poor family.”
“With experience in boxing, you learn how to be a scientific boxer and how to fight easy.”
“You know, America is – for me, it’s the best country.”
“I don’t have secrets in my life. Everything is out there.”
“Well you know it’s dangerous in politics, because especially in the Philippines there’s a lot of killing in politics.”
“God only expects man and woman to be together and to be legally married, only if they so are in love with each other.”
“Most of leaders in Philippine politics come from rich family.”
“I’ve worked in construction, in a factory sewing clothes. I also sold flowers and doughnuts – just odd jobs to try to make 10 pesos, which is equivalent to 20 cents.”
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