Canelo Alvarez Quotes

The way to know about championship quality is to learn from champions, and that I did; studying them with professional purpose during my time in the ring and from habitual interest afterward.

People are starting to see that now and I've learnt more from those 10 rounds than I have in my previous 10 fights.

Everyone who plays this game wants to continue to improve.

I want to leave a legacy behind. I want the chance to measure myself against the top guys and to have them bring out that champion within me in the Octagon.

If you're competing right, if you're doing it right, competition should be a very selfish pursuit.

When I lost to Ray Mercer, I was young. I deserved to lose that fight because I hadn't learned how to cover all the angles in preparation. I was immature.

I would have loved to have fought 15-rounders, because I always come on strong at the end.

I just love to play the sport. It maybe a cliche, but it's true for me. I'm constantly trying to be the best cricketer I can be. The sport has become a lifestyle.

You learn from every bout.

Knowing that guys are out there improving and trying to take it to that next level, that gives me fire to improve my play and work on these little things that can keep me from dominating a game.

I've played and I've been a student of the game.

I need to vary up my game, and I'm working on that. I know I need to get better.

The most successful people do play extensions of themselves in the ring.

I think each fight is a challenge for me.

I just have to play my best against my opponents.

I'm just trying to get better each and every game.

Play good basketball and you are going to get guys' best games.

Anytime you get a better competition level, it's always better for you because you want to get the best out of yourself, and you want to compete against the best.

It was playing on the varzea where I learned to be a warrior, to fight for every ball, and then to never give it away.

When I'm in the ring with somebody like Puma, it really forces me to level up and rise to the top of my game. It's sometimes just face-melting, the kind of stuff that he can do.

I need to take fights, and I expect to win all my fights, whether it's higher ranked or lower ranked.

I want to challenge myself and test myself against the best players in the world, and there are not many people better than the likes of Ronaldo.

I've kept improving in many ways. Boxers evolve with experience.

I will not feel like I've made it until the day I retire from basketball because there's something that I can always get better at, and there's always somebody better, and that's what drives me.

I just want to be a better fighter, plain and simple.