168 Quotes by Ricky Hatton

Winning the world title was my goal as a kid, but being the pound-for-pound champion would be the ultimate.

I'd go into the pub and start crying even before I'd had my first drink.

Right from the beginning I wanted to test myself against the best, against real champions.

Everyone knows my story and lots of people have been disappointed in my deterioration as a man. But they can see I'm trying to get better.

Boxing has been very, very good to me.

My second pro fight was at Madison Square Garden, on the undercard of Naseem Hamed's fight against Kevin Kelley.

Life has kicked me hard, hasn't it? Some of it's my fault, some of it's not my fault.

It's unusual for me to be in front of an audience without somebody trying to knock my teeth out.

I don't want to go on forever and leaving the sport is the hardest decision.