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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

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

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

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

Champion World Laughed She Course Adviser Boxer Going World Champion Careers

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. Joe Calzaghe

Great Me You Champion World Think Superstar Never Massive Becoming Lots Going After Against Fighters Lucrative World Champion

You have to try things in life. Joe Calzaghe

Life You Try Things

I cried watching 'Million Dollar Baby.' I'm a big baby, man. Joe Calzaghe

Man Big Baby Cried Dollar Million Watching

Boxing's a very lonely sport. That ring is the loneliest place in the world. Joe Calzaghe

World Lonely Ring Sport Boxing Very Place

My career has been very difficult. People respect the fact that I haven't just turned professional like Amir Khan or Audley Harrison, and it's been, 'Here's a million pound' - for spoilt brats to fight a couple of fights. Joe Calzaghe

My natural weight is 13 st. 7 lb. That's what I walk around at. Joe Calzaghe

Natural Walk Weight Around

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