Frank Bruno

“I'm not really a cutter-off sort of person. I'll chat to anybody.”

“I wouldn't mind getting emotionally involved with a woman.”

“People take the mickey out of mental health, but it is very delicate.”

“There's enough pressure in life without seeking competition. That makes it double pressure.”

“I want to stay healthy, keep fit, eat well, keep a low profile and be a good dad.”

“I ain't got no right to judge someone.”

“I didn't play a great deal of sport in primary school. It was not until I went away to boarding school in Sussex that I really got into sport.”

“If your brain's not right they have good people at the NHS to help you fix it and talk to and counselling to calm you down and to focus you.”

“Mental illness can happen to anybody. You can be a dustman, a politician, a Tesco worker... anyone. It could be your dad, your brother or your aunt.”

“I speak African. I can even speak Italian.”

“People need to have compassion for others.”

“I like going to the gym every day.”

“Mental illness is a very powerful thing. If it is with you it is probably going to be there until the day you die. I am trying so hard to break mine, but it is not easy. It is my toughest fight ever.”

“I still believe in marriage.”

“If you say you've had a nervous breakdown or things aren't right mentally, people run away from you. They think you're from 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest,' you know.”

“I am just working on staying alive.”

“I still get invitations from all over Europe to speak at dinners, and it's an honour that promoters and charities can use me to create income.”

“I try and maintain a little bit of fitness, man.”

“Boxing is a buzz, but I went into it to make a living. I wasn't going to go into the ring and get punched in the head for the fun of it.”

“Being sectioned was the best thing that ever happened to me.”