Quotes from Chris Eubank Sr.

I want to jump into rivers off of high ridges when I'm 75.

The feeling between two fighters is profound. We go places where normal people don't go. You smell a man's blood, it smells like rust. You get into a clench, you feel his strength, you feel his desperation, he feels yours. You're sharing this.

You see, there are many types of wealth and money is only one of them. I have different wealths, like the wealth of my health.

I was a speed freak once. I had an Aston Martin when I first made it big and I used to take it to its limits. I once drove from Lewes to London in 45 minutes - mad.

DeGale has the pedigree that is spoken about in terms of gold medallists and former world champions.

Boxing is a mug's game.

However controversial Mayweather may be, he doesn't bring down the name of boxing. The fast cars, the jets and the money causes controversy but that does not bring the game down.

Boxing isn't just about fighting people, it's about being a standard bearer. You become a beacon for the people.

Michael Watson is a part of me. It's in my head, it's in my grain. There are scars within me. Therefore, those scars are what allows me to steer and protect other fighters.

I think a great deal of my son, I love my son. The things I do are unthinkable. I do them because he even though he can't see the pain on my side, I still give and give for what? So he can have a better future.

The harshness of my upbringing did not affect me in the negative. But it has affected many people in the negative.

I effectively stood on the shoulders of a giant to make a little bit of noise myself. I'm a by-product of Muhammad Ali.

At 19, I decided to turn professional and accepted my first fight for $250 at the Atlantis Hotel, Atlantic City, on October 3 1985. It set up my whole career and life.

There's a correct way to succeed. The incorrect way is to do things incorrectly.

I'm interested in aesthetics, language, art, fashion, everything.

I shouldn't be called eccentric. I should be called a normal guy.

I'm an entertainer, aren't I? I think.

When I finished boxing, all that was available was commentating. But that's not me. I've got too much artistic licence to get out.