Amir Khan

“There are a lot of fighters with no family support, but your family are honest with you. Look at the types who were around Mike Tyson. They are not going to tell you when you are wrong; they'll just call you the champ.”

“The Prescott fight made me change from a boy to a man: it took me out of my comfort zone because when you lose a fight, you look at the mistakes and everything. That is what happened. I've changed from a boy to a man.”

“I came back from the Olympic Games, and straightaway, I'm this role model. So that means I can't mess around with my mates like I used to because, if I do, people are going to use it to knock me down.”

“I have been very lucky with what I have achieved.”

“I want people talking about me as a great fighter - from being a prospect with the big pressure as soon as I turned professional, then going on to win the world title.”

“That's boxing - one punch can win a fight.”

“The last week before a fight always goes really slow.”

“Organic food is the best for you, and I'm eating the best, a lot of fresh vegetables. I also keep myself hydrated. It's all made a big difference to my performance in the gym.”

“Whose mother wants to see her son fight? It's very hard for her - but boxing is in my blood.”

“I know for a fact if I were a white English fighter, maybe I would have been a superstar in Britain - and the world.”

“I always said as an amateur that I'd want to one day fight and beat Kindelan because he was the best out there.”

“I looked up to cricket players such as Imran Khan.”

“I did have a chance to box for Pakistan, but I've lived here all my life, gone to school; all my coaches and everyone's here, and I feel English.”

“You need to have a very strong relationship with your coaches. For me, Freddie Roach is like a father figure.”

“It's just such an addictive sport. Only now I can understand why ex-fighters come back. That addiction helps me set new goals and targets.”

“Boxing's a business, and I've got a great team around me who have been looking after me in that sense.”

“When you drop weight, the closer you come to the fight, the more your muscles tighten up.”

“Kell Brook was saying he wants to forget about Amir Khan; he wants to fight Pacquiao and Mayweather. These guys don't know who Kell Brook is.”

“If I look at my career financially, I think it's one of the best careers any fighter's had.”

“People forget that boxing is the art of self-defence - ideally, hit and not be hit - and maybe we should all think about that a bit more.”