Quotes from Ricky Hatton

I'm a Mancunian born and bred and I feel I'm no different to the man in the crowd and it's nice to reward them. I want to become a great champion.

I think everyone is pretty excited about me. I have a style that any fight fan would love. I am a real value-for-money fighter. People want to see me against the elite.

Before I turned professional I used to do carpet fitting for my dad. I wasn't much good, it's a miracle I've still got 10 fingers.

We think, 'I'm Ricky Hatton or I'm Tyson Fury, I can take on the world.' You can take on the world in the ring but this problem called depression, you can't take it on.

People with success are less able to cope because you're used to being on Mount Everest and when it's gone, what do you do?

I wouldn't say Floyd Mayweather Jr is running scared of Amir Khan. Floyd doesn't need to run from anybody. Look at the names he has beaten during his career and it is an impressive list.

My second pro fight was at Madison Square Garden, on the undercard of Naseem Hamed's fight against Kevin Kelley.

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

People say nice things about me but they don't know what's been going on between my ears.

I will always wonder what might have been if I had faced Manny Pacquiao at my best. But there is no doubt in my mind that the Pacman will still go down as one of boxing's all-time greats.

When I stepped up a division I can remember suffering the worst fatigue I had ever felt. I noticed it massively.

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

It's a hard game, boxing. You're up every morning running every day, you train in the afternoon, you're dieting, you're up and down in weight and it can wear you down.

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

He's a very, very clever fighter, Manny, but you'd have to say the cleverest fighter in boxing is Mayweather. He adapts his style against whatever opponent he faces.

My game was all about strength and mauling opponents.

I was fortunate enough to fight at Madison Square Garden, Vegas and the City of Manchester Stadium.

Fame has never been high on my agenda.

The high of victory in the ring was bigger than the biggest party. You'd get in the ring and hear thousands of fans chanting your name and I'd be giving it all back for them.

My first world title gave me the confidence to go and do bigger and better things.

I had an exciting style, I was very aggressive, a body puncher, and I attacked all the time.

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