Amir Khan

I want people talking about me as a great fighter - from being a prospect with the big pressure as soon as I turned professional, then going on to win the world title. ”

I'm always strong. I'm tough. ”

With me being a sportsman and being an icon who people know, if I can even send a little message across which will maybe help a lot of people, I'm going to do that. ”

The good thing about being nervous is that you perform better. ”

I want to thank Kotelnik for letting me have a shot at the title. I'm so confident I'm going to beat him. He thinks that me moving up a weight, I won't be as strong, but I'm very strong. I'm a hard-hitting fighter. ”

All the bad press I was getting puts you on a downer, so really, you come to a stage where you start hating yourself, in a way, because you're not in control. ”

I'm proud to be British. ”

I came back from the Olympic Games, and straightaway, I'm this role model. So that means I can't mess around with my mates like I used to because, if I do, people are going to use it to knock me down. ”

I love takeaways. I have at least one or two every day. Burgers, chips, curries, doner kebabs, all sorts. ”

You need to have a very strong relationship with your coaches. For me, Freddie Roach is like a father figure. ”