172 Quotes by Joe Calzaghe

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    I never really, really pushed my boys into boxing, but I guess it's in the blood.

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    Before the Roy Jones fight, I knew I was going to retire because I couldn't train, my hands had gone, and the hunger had gone.

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    If you know you're just fighting for the money and you're not fighting for the championship, you're going to lose, so I thought, 'It's time for me to quit.'

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    Promoting is a no-no - that's hard work. Training is a full-time job, but I don't have time to do that full-time. But managing is something I'll be good at.

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    I'm close to achieving something that very few boxers ever have - and that is to retire undefeated, like Rocky Marciano.

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    Why am I not a household name in Britain? Why have I not got the recognition I deserve after so long? I think the fact that none of my fights are seen on terrestrial television is significant but, other than that, I don't exactly know. I really don't.

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    When I was 14, I told my careers adviser that I was going to be a world champion boxer. Of course she laughed.

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    You think that after becoming world champion, you're going to be a massive superstar with lots of lucrative bouts against great fighters, but that never materialised for me.

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    I'm a boxer, and every fight could be my last. You just have to remember Michael Watson to know what boxing can do to you.

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