A biography for Chris Eubank Sr.hasn’t been written yet.
“I've became a coffee drinker since I gave up boxing. I also love to eat anything cooked by a Jamaican. Carbs like rice, yellow yam, Renta yam, sweet yam. Also salt fish fried with onions.”
“Obsession is a synonym for magic. Magic is a synonym for genius. It's a knack. It's an aptitude.”
“I was a speed freak once. I had an Aston Martin when I first made it big and I used to take it to its limits. I once drove from Lewes to London in 45 minutes - mad.”
“I'm a gentle, considerate, giving man.”
“Michael Watson is a part of me. It's in my head, it's in my grain. There are scars within me. Therefore, those scars are what allows me to steer and protect other fighters.”
“The only thing I have to do in this life is stay black and die. No one can force me to do anything.”
“You aren't going to show me something I haven't seen. Nobody can bring something to me that I don't already know, not in boxing. That's where I've mastered my trade, I can't talk in other fields.”
“Yes, I have spent. I have lived and had accidents. It's all part of life's wonderful experience.”
“I moved to New York aged 16, and worked part-time in a Korean store in South Bronx selling groceries, bread and confectionery. I earned $10 and it was painful because I didn't want to be there. I also worked in Debenhams as a kid, and a Wimpy in Brighton when I was 20.”
“My father never played with me. I can remember my father picking me up - once. I can remember my father telling me behind a closed door that he loved me - once.”
“There's a correct way to succeed. The incorrect way is to do things incorrectly.”
“For lunch I like corned beef, white rice and fried onions, which I've eaten for as long as I can remember. My father used to make it; now, no one does it like me.”
“Most of the planet is covered with water, so there must be a clue to its worth in that fact.”
“If your image is going out to people, you have a duty to make it the best it can be. That's why I always wear make-up on camera.”
“The reason why I'm such a successful pugilist is that no one knows my limitations better than me. I am quite good, but I am not the best in the world. But I am one of the best and I'm quite content with that.”
“No one escapes the long arm of the law, they are a business, they are very good at what they do and eventually they will catch up with you.”
“Fear is what activates your tools; your jab, your movement, your speed, your ability to absorb punishment.”
“I've tasted the bitter beatings.”
“Boxing is a mug's game.”
“I see myself as a martial artist. I'm a creative fighter. It's not about hitting the guy and hurting him, it's about scoring points, with grace.”