Andy Ruiz Jr.

Unfortunately, when you're learning on the job, things can go wrong.

I never look past an opponent that I have.

I had been through a big roller-coaster through my whole career.

My goal is to become the first Mexican heavyweight champion of the world.

Being from a small farmers' town, going back and forth to Mexico, hours waiting in the line to cross back home and training for hours, that's why I represent Mexicali because it means a lot to me.

If I win, it sends out a powerful message about the strength of Mexican people.

That's what we're gonna do, baby, bring the titles back to Mexico.

When I got knocked down, I got back up.

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'm just a little-big kid with a dream.

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.

I was a bad kid. I was a bad and good kid in and out of the boxing gym.