Amir Khan Quotes

Amir Khan

Profession : Athlete

Birth : December 8, 1986

My sport will always be important to me.

Amir Khan

Straight after the Prescott fight, people were saying, 'He's finished. He's not going to come back.' There were only racial remarks made. But, you know what, it made me stronger. It made me come back even stronger. It made me a better fighter.

Amir Khan

King chiller. That was me.

Amir Khan

The thing is, I'm never scared. It's just in the blood, really. My family come from a warrior clan background, the Rajput tribe from the Punjab, and that could be one of the reasons. Going into fights just seems normal to me.

Amir 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.

Amir Khan

My ambition from day one in this sport has been to become a world superstar.

Amir Khan

I know people didn't think I'd become a world champion - even people probably in my own camp, my own team, didn't think I'd become a world champion this quickly.

Amir Khan

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.

Amir Khan

We grew up in a nice house in a very middle-class area in Bolton and had a very happy childhood. My mum, Falak, who was also brought over from Pakistan by her parents as a kid, devoted herself to bringing up me and my younger brother and sister, Haroon and Tabinda, and my elder sister Mariyah.

Amir Khan

You always want to fight the best.

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.

Amir Khan

I'm always strong. I'm tough.

Amir Khan

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

Amir Khan

There were no Asian lads boxing when I started.

Amir Khan

One thing for sure is that I am not going to attempt to knock Barrera out. My boxing ability and my speed are the attributes that will get me the win.

Amir Khan

People come into fights against me and say this and that, but when they realise how quick and how hard I hit, their game plan disappears.

Amir Khan

I've won the world title - what I've dreamt of since the age of eight.

Amir Khan

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

Amir Khan

Floyd Mayweather has fought the biggest names throughout his career and has earned the right to face whoever he chooses.

Amir Khan

I've been working a lot on my lateral movement, and angles - it's coming natural to me now - and on different techniques, keeping my hands right.

Amir Khan