Quotes from Lennox Lewis

YouÂ''ve got to understand that everything has its time. I had wonderful years as a boxer, I achieved everything. I donÂ't miss anything.

If I don't feel the same hunger as I once did then I definitely shouldn't box any more.

The danger of a closed mind is that it can also leave good things like love, compassion and reason on its outside.

How can you trust a man who can talk for 5 minutes and you cant understand a sentence of it!

If the money's right, I'm happy to bust up the other side of his face... No problem.

I am proud to be in Los Angeles. I have a lot of fans that love me here. When you talk about the Meccas of boxing - Las Vegas, New York - now you have to talk about Los Angeles.

I've found that taking shortcuts will get you to the place you don't want to be much quicker than they get u to the place u want to be.

The fight will last as long as I allow it to last, and then I will knock him out.

People want to see me back in the ring. I think it is more of a drag lying around on the beach.

People are still crying out for Lennox Lewis. They still want to see Lennox Lewis. That motivated me. I am still young. I have a couple fights left in me.

[Kirk] Johnson throws some heavy punches and is a knockout fighter. This is what people want to see. They want to see a fight, they want to see punches and they want to see action.

The mission I set out on in the beginning - to become heavyweight champion of the world, undisputed, lineal champion - you could say that mission is complete.

I was very aggressive as a child. At primary school in London my attitude was 'If you don't do what I say, I'll knowk you out', and I was eventually expelled for fighting.

[Wladimir] Klitschko has got the experience, so if Tyson [Fury] waits on him, Klitschko will out-box him. But if he uses his speed and reach it will be a great chance for him to win.

Adversity is something that makes reaching your goals so much more rewarding than if it didn't exist.

You can't spend 110 percent on something if you don't have that same hunger and drive. I have achieved all my goals - my mission is complete.

Now I am ready to set new goals and start a new career for myself outside of the ring.

I am definitely not scared of Mike Tyson. I am at the top of the food chain and he is looking to knock me off. Mike's an arrogant imbecile. He sounds like a cartoon character.