Quotes from Amir Khan

I did have a chance to box for Pakistan, but I've lived here all my life, gone to school; all my coaches and everyone's here, and I feel English.

I understand why my mum and my wife can't bear to watch me fight. There's a lot of blood, a lot of pain.

Mayweather waits for you to make a mistake. He plays a similar game to me.

Whose mother wants to see her son fight? It's very hard for her - but boxing is in my blood.

I love the British public and the British fans; they are true boxing fans. If you get them on your side, you can go right to the end and achieve anything in life.

Boxing is an addiction.

We're prizefighters. That's what we become. Boxing has one of the biggest purses in sport. And in the sporting field, we probably make the most money.

Kell Brook was saying he wants to forget about Amir Khan; he wants to fight Pacquiao and Mayweather. These guys don't know who Kell Brook is.

The thing is, I'm never scared. It's just in the blood, really. My family come from a warrior clan background, the Rajput tribe from the Punjab, and that could be one of the reasons. Going into fights just seems normal to me.

I want to retire from boxing by the time I am 25 or 26 and be a legend by that age.

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

My ambition from day one in this sport has been to become a world superstar.

I know for a fact if I were a white English fighter, maybe I would have been a superstar in Britain - and the world.

Some watches I bought, I think now, 'Why the hell did I pay that much for a watch?'

If I hadn't gone towards boxing, I might have been one of those kids getting into trouble. A lot of my friends did. They were clever kids at school, but they just went down the wrong path.

I can only say that sometimes skin colour does make a difference.

I looked up to cricket players such as Imran Khan.

Work like your life depends on it, but remember it doesn't.

It's just such an addictive sport. Only now I can understand why ex-fighters come back. That addiction helps me set new goals and targets.

Even though you think boxing is a contact sport, it teaches you not to fight on the street, to behave. It gives you discipline and self-control.

Boxing's a business, and I've got a great team around me who have been looking after me in that sense.

My main priorities were to fight for Britain. Not a lot of Asians get selected for this country at anything, and it's a great achievement.

If I get a bit big-headed, I get a good clip round the ear from my family and friends. I'm still the same person.

Mayweather does tease people all the time. He likes to get under your skin. That's what he's like.