Amir Khan Quotes

Amir Khan

Profession : Athlete

Birth : December 8, 1986

I used to have Lamborghinis, Ferraris parked up outside the house - just parked there with no one driving them! Now I'm much wiser, and I only have one car that I drive. What's the point of having three cars just parked up when you don't need them?

Amir Khan

I try to fix things between the Asian community and the English community. There are always going to be racial things there, not getting on with each other and stuff. I have tried to break that barrier.

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I'm an orthodox fighter, relaxed, fast, and powerful. And I've got good footwork.

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I want to thank Kotelnik for letting me have a shot at the title. I'm so confident I'm going to beat him. He thinks that me moving up a weight, I won't be as strong, but I'm very strong. I'm a hard-hitting fighter.

Amir Khan

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.

Amir Khan

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

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If I get the fight against Mayweather, I have no doubt I can go and take it.

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Mayweather waits for you to make a mistake. He plays a similar game to me.

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If you start throwing eight or nine shots, you're going to get caught - bang - and the fight could be over.

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I look out there, and I see that Floyd Mayweather stands head and shoulders above everyone else. He's another fighter I would like to base myself on because he's got incredible fast hands and feet. He's flashy but, man, is he good.

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I love the British public and the British fans; they are true boxing fans. If you get them on your side, you can go right to the end and achieve anything in life.

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I want a super-fight with a massive name, and I'd love it in a stadium.

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The boxing world can be a very lonely one, and I'm so grateful every day to have Dad and my whole family watching my back. It would be unthinkable if I didn't have their support.

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I understand why my mum and my wife can't bear to watch me fight. There's a lot of blood, a lot of pain.

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I've come back from losses and won world titles.

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I have a stake in a company called Super Fight League, which is an MMA company in India, and we have a lot of shows in Dubai, too.

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I have been very lucky with what I have achieved.

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The good thing about being nervous is that you perform better.

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

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I can only say that sometimes skin colour does make a difference.

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