Ricky Hatton Quotes

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Ricky Hatton

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 6, 1978

You know if you want to be a boxer the first time you get hit on the nose.

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I'm not going to say I was Britain's greatest ever world champion. I think Joe Calzaghe was the best - although I think I fought a lot better fighters.

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You can't kid the public. When they see me they see I'm just a kid off a council estate - no more, no less.

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For all the success, I never acted any differently. I've always done the same things and I can honestly say I've not changed in the slightest. Sometimes that's the problem.

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I never manufactured my persona.

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You write an autobiography because you want to tell people how you felt about a certain matter at that time.

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My fallout with my family was heart-breaking.

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Having been a world champion, I would love to go on and train a world champion too.

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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.

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Fame has never been high on my agenda.

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

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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.

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Pacquiao has been stopped a 'couple of times by body shots and has been knocked out and I don't think there's anything you can do to improve your ribs or chin.

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Winning the world title was my goal as a kid, but being the pound-for-pound champion would be the ultimate.

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Right from the beginning I wanted to test myself against the best, against real champions.

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

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I don't want to go on forever and leaving the sport is the hardest decision.

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Because of my style, I always make hard work of my contests.

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I want to be recognised as a great fighter; and not just in England.

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