Quotes from Naseem Hamed

The Scottish public are a great public.

I'm not selfish before a fight or afterwards, but for the time of the fight itself, I have to think totally of myself.

I know there is not a featherweight out there who I couldn't beat.

I've put myself on this pedestal from the start.

I'm sure there are talented Arab fighters out there waiting to be discovered.

My heart was bursting with pride the night I fought Steve Robinson in Wales, and I made the champion look like the challenger.

I'm one of those very confident people who just forgets about fear and gives it to somebody else. I get into that ring, and I walk round, I hear my music, and then I start buzzing.

You're either good at boxing, or you're not.

When I used to leave behind my wife and kids and go into training camp for nine weeks at a time, I felt it, especially if you're having young children and leaving them literally within weeks of them being born.

I want the chance to show Barrera and the world that I am a true champion.

GGG is a great fighter, but he hasn't got the ability that Kell has - Brook is the far superior boxer.

When I win, I send shock waves through the boxing world.

The fact is I have lost a fight, and I accept the loss from Allah. That's the way a real fighter and a real man goes out.

I'm going to smash Wayne McCullough to bits. And when you see him smashed to bits, you're going to see the same thing I'd have done to Barry McGuigan, his friend and idol.

I don't need to concentrate or meditate before a fight. I'm the kind of guy who'll be having a laugh in the dressing room 10 minutes before the fight - that's me.

My mother asks me what round I'd like to win in, and she prays for that.

I carried the WBO belt for five years and defended it 15 times against 10 world champions.

I'm taught to adapt and exploit every situation in the ring.

I know I look arrogant, but I'm altogether a different person outside the ring.

Ali could only fight a couple of ways. I can fight five or six different ways.

If it is written for me to lose, I'll lose with dignity and give credit.

The Kelley fight meant that much because it's always when a fighter from this country goes over to America and proves himself, it's always make or break in a British fighter's career.

I just feel proud when they say in 'Forbes' magazine that the highest-paid athlete is a fighter.

Losing will make me a better fighter.