Joe Calzaghe Quotes

Joe Calzaghe
Joe Calzaghe
Welsh Athlete
Born: Mar 23, 1972
Boxing Fight Me Time World You
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When I go into the ring, I don't hate opponents, and I certainly don't want to hurt them. Joe Calzaghe
Hurt Hate Ring Opponents Go Want Them Certainly
To win the four major title belts, to be the unbeaten champion and 10 years a champion - it's amazing. I'm so proud. Joe Calzaghe
Champion Win Amazing Major Proud Years Title Four Belts
It's in my DNA to fight and entertain. Joe Calzaghe
Fight Entertain
I definitely was a big puncher early on in my career, and I used to load up with my left hand. Then, towards the end of my career, I had hand problems and needed injections in my hands for the pain. Joe Calzaghe
Problems Big Pain Definitely Had Towards Hand Left End Up Hands Then Used Injections Early Load Career Needed
There is a world of difference between being a reality TV star and a world champion boxer. Joe Calzaghe
Reality Champion World TV Between Boxer Difference Being Reality TV Star World Champion
I want to prove that I'm not just the best super middleweight in the world but the best pound-for-pound. Joe Calzaghe
Best World Super Prove Just Want
You ask all the super-middleweights: Who is the best fighter in Britain? If I came back, it would be me. Joe Calzaghe
Best Me You Fighter Back Would Would-Be Came Ask Who Britain
At 14, 15, everyone at school stopped talking to me, and I went completely into my shell. Basically, I'd be hiding. I had no friends. I hated it. Joe Calzaghe
Me School No Friends Everyone Hiding Hated Had Talking Shell Friends Stopped Basically
You can never say never in this game, but I can't see myself boxing again. There's loads of things I want to do. Joe Calzaghe
Myself You Game Never Say Never Say See Never Boxing Want Again Things Loads
I think we have a normal father-and-son relationship. But like any other relationship, we have our differences. But we always seem to work out our differences. Believe it or not, our personalities are similar. We're both fiery and passionate. Joe Calzaghe
Work Relationship Differences Believe Think Other Our Out Seem Similar Both Like Always Passionate Normal Any Personalities Fiery Work Out
I thank God that I had such an amazing father who was my trainer as well. Joe Calzaghe
God Thank God Amazing Father Had Well Trainer Thank Who
I embraced every struggle because it made me the fighter I was. Joe Calzaghe
Me Struggle Made Fighter Every Embraced Because
I was told as a teenager I'd never box again. I had a really bad wrist injury; I couldn't even shadow box for six months. I went through surgery just to try and manage it. Joe Calzaghe
Try Teenager Months Bad Shadow Through Wrist Never Had Box Surgery Manage Six Just Again Really Even Injury
When I was 17, my mum made me work in a cake factory for three days - I hated it. Joe Calzaghe
Work Me Cake Made Three Hated Factory Days Mum
Spiders - hate 'em. Joe Calzaghe
Hate Spiders
Boxing's in my blood, so I'll always stay involved in that, and I'll probably do a bit of TV work as well, commentary and that. Joe Calzaghe
Work Bit TV Stay Involved Well Boxing Always Blood Commentary
It's not just a trainer - as a man, my dad was unbelievable. Even outside boxing, he was my friend as well. We were boxer and trainer in the gym, but as soon as that bell goes, we'd have a cup of tea, and we'd go on about normal life. We would just leave that bit behind. That's how we kept going. Joe Calzaghe
Life Man Tea Bit Would Unbelievable About My Friend Gym Outside He Soon Well Boxer Boxing How Leave Go Were Normal Friend Normal Life Cup Trainer Goes Going Behind Just Even Dad Bell Kept
Ideally, it would be nice if you could earn enough money to kick on from boxing and use the finances to start a business. Realistically, that doesn't happen. Joe Calzaghe
You Business Money Be Nice Nice Enough Earn Enough Money Kick Finances Would Would-Be Could Ideally Boxing Happen Realistically Use Start
Fighters never realise when it is time to walk away. They can't leave the buzz and adoration that surrounds being champion. Joe Calzaghe
Time Champion Walk Adoration Never Leave Surrounds Being Realise Fighters Away Buzz
My father was a cocky, long-haired musician, a songwriter. Joe Calzaghe
Father Musician Songwriter Cocky
My mum is the opposite of my dad. She's a very private person, very shy and totally against boxing. She never watched any of my fights live. She hated me doing it. Joe Calzaghe
Me Live Hated Totally Never She Boxing Doing Opposite Private Private Person Very Person Any Against Fights Dad Mum Watched Shy
I was born in London but brought up in Wales from the age of two. Joe Calzaghe
Age London Born Brought Up Wales Two
I like to give my kids the life I didn't have - they go to an excellent school; they have nice clothes, money for shopping. I'm quite generous with them, but they have fantastic manners - they're not spoilt. Joe Calzaghe
Life Shopping Money School Clothes Manners Nice Kids Give Excellent Spoilt Generous Like Go Quite Them Fantastic
We're only human, and fear can eat away at you the closer you get to a big fight. Joe Calzaghe
You Fight Fear Big Eat Only Get Closer Human Away
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. Joe Calzaghe
Work Hard Work Time Good Training Job Promoting Something Managing Hard Full-Time Full-Time Job
I'm close to achieving something that very few boxers ever have - and that is to retire undefeated, like Rocky Marciano. Joe Calzaghe
Few Something Retire Undefeated Like Boxers Rocky Very Close Achieving Ever Marciano
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