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I never manufactured my persona.
You can't let a man like this beat you.
If you can't sell tickets you'll struggle.
My fallout with my family was heart-breaking.
Growing up in a pub taught me a lot about life.
I know how hard it is to come back from a brutal KO.
I have no fear in moving up (in weight) and fighting.
My game was all about strength and mauling opponents.
I was always very depressed, even when I was a youngster.
Life kicks you hard but you have to be a man to come back.
My style appealed to people. That's why I had the fanbase.
I think my greatest achievement in boxing is my following.
Because of my style, I always make hard work of my contests.
I've never been a red carpet hugger unless it is for charity.
I've always been the local lad, boy done well, kid next door.
I feel happier about things, I don't blame myself over the losses.
First time I had my defeat, it was very hard to come to terms with.
I've got a problem with my legs, they just can't walk past a chippy.
I want to be recognised as a great fighter; and not just in England.
If you want to watch two guys knock hell out of each other, watch us.
As long as I've got the love of the fans, that means everything to me.
What's the point being the best fighter on the planet if no likes you?
We are very proud of our roots in Manchester. We like to back our own.
I'd go into the pub and start crying even before I'd had my first drink.
People say, 'We remember the good times.' Well I remember the bad times.
Would I change anything? I don't know, that's a double edge sword for me.
You know if you want to be a boxer the first time you get hit on the nose.
Depression is very bad illness. This will be the toughest fight of my life.
Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to think: 'Blimey, Ricky, get a grip.'
If there was such a thing as re-incarnation, Floyd would come back as himself
Mayweather was my first professional defeat and I took it really, really hard.
Depression is a very serious thing. People don't realise how deadly it can be.
My first world title gave me the confidence to go and do bigger and better things.
Having been a world champion, I would love to go on and train a world champion too.
As an amateur, I couldn't get many fights. No one would fight me when I was a schoolboy.
To have a heavyweight world champion from Manchester is something you can only dream of.
People say nice things about me but they don't know what's been going on between my ears.
Right from the beginning I wanted to test myself against the best, against real champions.
The fans only don't support me cos of the way I fight, they support me cos of the way I am.
I don't want to be fighting at four or six-round levels - I want to fight for world titles.
He's won't push me back on the night and he certainly wasn't going to push me back up there.
I had an exciting style, I was very aggressive, a body puncher, and I attacked all the time.
It's unusual for me to be in front of an audience without somebody trying to knock my teeth out.
I've got a lot to prove because of the criticism over my weight and moving back down a division.
Jose Mourinho is the Floyd Mayweather Jr of football management. You either love him or hate him.
I was fortunate enough to fight at Madison Square Garden, Vegas and the City of Manchester Stadium.
The manner of my defeat against Mayweather and certainly Manny Pacquiao was a bitter pill to swallow.
No. 1 career highlight? It would have to be getting the MBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.
Winning the IBF title was the greatest night of my life. To give it up outside the ring is truly painful.
I always laugh at people who strive to be famous because all you do is get mithered to death by everyone.