"My power is like a meteor. It's special because this is just a symbol for, you know, the team. Most of the people in the Philippine knows that if you have like this, a tattoo, you're team Pacquiao...My countrymen, they're going to watch this fight because Marquez went to the Philippines many times and he's claiming that he won the fights, that he got robbed, so I just want to show that he's wrong, so this is the most important fight of my career. That's why I'm very motivated for this fight and I train hard," Pacquiao would comment, making it clear just how important this fight is to him. Check out what else Manny Pacquiao had to say in episode 3 of 24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez.
On the meteor tattoo on his arm...
My power is like a meteor. It's special because this is just a symbol for, you know, the team. Most of the people in the Philippine knows that if you have like this, a tattoo, you're team Pacquiao.
On his relationship with Buboy Fernandez...
Buboy he's like my brother, he's like my family. He have nothing also and because of the blessing from GOd, gave it to me and I shared it to him.
On the importance of this fight...
My countrymen, they're going to watch this fight because Marquez went to the Philippines many times and he's claiming that he won the fights, that he got robbed, so I just want to show that he's wrong, so this is the most important fight of my career. That's why I'm very motivated for this fight and I train hard.
On why he keeps a big entourage...
It's good to have a lot of people around me because you can get bored and you can get lonely, and that's me.
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