David Haye

When someone unloads on me, I keep my head moving; I don't freeze. I punch back with them. The occasion never gets to me. Not one bit. I enjoy it. ”

In 2000, I got stuck in the sea off Cyprus after I fell off a boat. I was out there for over an hour. I am not a strong swimmer, but adrenaline kicked in, and I swam back. ”

The boxing public aren't interested in knowing me. They want to know The Hayemaker, the one who gives it big. ”

I was actually very fortunate. I think I was actually the only kid in my class at one stage that actually had a father in the home. ”

Once you share a ring with someone, go to war with someone... you have a different type of respect for someone. ”

Fighting in Germany, Wladimir Klitschko makes so much money for everyone. ”

Money talks at the end of the day. ”

It was always about being first, about winning. There were no prizes for second place. My mother and father said, 'Do whatever you want, as long as you're the best at it.' ”

Whatever any boxer does in the ring, I don't think any reporter should call him a coward. Anyone who does that I lose complete respect for. There's a difference between being a coward and being scared, or apprehensive. Different fighters have got different mentalities. ”

To me, being heavyweight world champion and Olympic sprint champion are the two greatest prizes in sport. ”