Quotes from Ricky Hatton

I want people to look at me as a four-time world champion, in two weight categories, as a down-to-earth man of the people, not the joke that I had become.

Everyone wants to be a world champion, but when you take that first punch it will tell you if you really want to be in this sport or not. For me, there was no doubt.

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

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

I had to come to the United States to prove myself. I fought for a long time in England and a lot of people thought I was a protected fighter.

It doesn't matter how many people say 'well, everyone makes mistakes Ricky, you've had a great career you should be proud of yourself' but that doesn't mean much compared to what goes on between my ears.

I can still remember the time when some City fans thought it would be a good idea if I bought the club. I don't know how much money they thought I had - but I certainly don't think we'd be enjoying the success that we are under Sheikh Mansour.

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 crying in the Kippax at Maine Road when City were relegated to the old First Division in 1996. Dropping out of the Premier League seemed like the worst thing imaginable - and what didn't help was the fact United were winning just about everything going at the same time.

It's an individual sport so you get in the ring on your own and then when you retire you tend to spend the rest of your life on your own.

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

I'm very fortunate. I've looked after my money and I'm happy with where my career is at as a trainer and a promoter.

I'm known for my strength and it helped that from a young age I was carrying around crates of beer or carpets and heavy rolls of underlay.

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.

As long as I've got the love of the fans, that means everything to me.

Life has kicked me hard, hasn't it? Some of it's my fault, some of it's not my fault.

Life kicks you hard but you have to be a man to come back.

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.

I was always very depressed, even when I was a youngster.

I feel I let everyone British sport, British boxing, my community, my home town of Manchester, my family my kids, I feel I've let everyone down with the troubles I've been in.

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.

The one thing that's hurt in my career is people saying I don't want to come out of Manchester to fight people.

People say maybe I could have got better performances out of myself or I could have a got few more fights out of myself if I looked after my body a little bit more but at the end of the day it was because I was jack the lad.

We're out of our comfort zones with depression. I certainly was and whenever I have bad days now I speak to someone to get it off my chest.