Ricky Hatton

“We all have to grow up some time.”

“Muhammad Ali was the one who started it, winding up his opponents, but he always did it with a twinkle in his eye and a bit of class about him. Mayweather is just insulting from start to finish.”

“I've been asked by 'Big Brother,' 'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!,' 'Strictly' and 'Dancing on Ice,' but it's not for me.”

“I've always been the local lad, boy done well, kid next door.”

“I'd go into the pub and start crying even before I'd had my first drink.”

“They say 'you've over trained, you've left it in the gym' is the most common phrase used in boxing but my god it is the truest.”

“Just like footballers want to play at Wembley, the Nou Camp and the Bernabeu, boxers have their dream arenas too.”

“Boxing has been very, very good to me.”

“I don't want to be fighting at four or six-round levels - I want to fight for world titles.”

“I know how hard it is to come back from a brutal KO.”

“It's unusual for me to be in front of an audience without somebody trying to knock my teeth out.”

“Kostya Tszyu was the best payday of my career to that point, even though I thought it should have been better.”

“As I went into my role as a trainer I had to get more professional as people were putting their livelihood in my hands.”

“My fallout with my family was heart-breaking.”

“I feel happier about things, I don't blame myself over the losses.”

“I was getting depressed, I was going out, having a few drinks and the worst thing you can do with depression is add alcohol to it.”

“I can remember how I felt the first time I was knocked out by Floyd Mayweather Jr. My first fight afterwards was against Juan Lazcano at the City of Manchester Stadium. Every time I got punched I felt like I would wobble.”

“I always laugh at people who strive to be famous because all you do is get mithered to death by everyone.”

“There's no better feeling in the world than when I walk in a pub, or a nightclub or a bar or a supermarket, anywhere, and you see people out the corner of your eye and they're going, 'Hey, there's Ricky Hatton. Isn't he a good lad, coming for a pint with us in here?' It makes you feel proud.”

“Would I change anything? I don't know, that's a double edge sword for me.”