I'm an entertainer, aren't I? I think.

I tell my children, look at what your father did, you can do anything you want.

The harshness of my upbringing did not affect me in the negative. But it has affected many people in the negative.

I think a great deal of my son, I love my son. The things I do are unthinkable. I do them because he even though he can't see the pain on my side, I still give and give for what? So he can have a better future.

Most people seem to think I am something of a character and the things that have befallen me are par for my course.

Bankruptcy, divorce, these are feathers in my cap, I suppose. I have a wisdom which has been born from these things.

Yes, I have spent. I have lived and had accidents. It's all part of life's wonderful experience.

You see, there are many types of wealth and money is only one of them. I have different wealths, like the wealth of my health.

What can you say to someone like me? When you've got 19 world championship wins, it's almost like you're cursed because you're too good.

You aren't going to show me something I haven't seen. Nobody can bring something to me that I don't already know, not in boxing. That's where I've mastered my trade, I can't talk in other fields.

If you don't produce the goods, you're very quickly forgotten.

I'm a good man and a bad fighter... I've got the gladiator in me.

I'll fight anyone I can beat. I'm a businessman first and a boxer second. I'm looking for the readies. The aim is to win at all costs.

The reason why I'm such a successful pugilist is that no one knows my limitations better than me. I am quite good, but I am not the best in the world. But I am one of the best and I'm quite content with that.

The only thing I have to do in this life is stay black and die. No one can force me to do anything.

Everything controversial is good for boxing.

The first martial art my son learnt aged around ten was jiu-jitsu so he can already wrestle. I'd have no concerns about Christopher boxing someone from MMA.

When people speak disparagingly about others, they are really damaging themselves.

However controversial Mayweather may be, he doesn't bring down the name of boxing. The fast cars, the jets and the money causes controversy but that does not bring the game down.

Fighters who speak disparagingly about fighters from years gone by do us all a disservice. It is treacherous.

Every fighter has a duty to boxing to not bring themselves or the sport into disrepute by foul language or behaviour so that boxing can be seen as a gentleman's sport.

I'm interested in aesthetics, language, art, fashion, everything.

Art to me means lot of things - images and words. I may be no artist myself, but I recognise the pleasure you get from a new proverb or a new painting. It puts you in a particular frame of mind. Visually I like art, philosophically I like art.

I see myself as a martial artist. I'm a creative fighter. It's not about hitting the guy and hurting him, it's about scoring points, with grace.

To be exceptional you have to be alone, that's the life of a warrior.

I beat many good fighters and many who were better than me and the reason I beat them was because I was persistent, I was willing to go through those pain barriers.

Boxing? She's like a woman. If you've never wooed her, never won her, you always look back wondering what would have happened had you had her. If you caught her and had a long relationship, you don't really look back. Do I miss her? No, because I've had her, I've moved on.

I've always had something much more than money, which is respect. When I was champion, people looked into my heart and some said, 'We may not like Mr Eubank, but we respect him. He fights beyond the call of duty and he never quits.'

I want to jump into rivers off of high ridges when I'm 75.

I want to enjoy the magic of the instrument which is my body.

I can slip a punch, not by three inches, but by a centimetre. Just have it brush past me. And raise an eyebrow at the same time.

When someone has speed they throw four punches to your one, you cannot beat them.

If you choose to do something that you know you cannot do, or that is going to be very difficult, then you are a fool!

Solitude is the companion of warriors.

Boxing isn't just about fighting people, it's about being a standard bearer. You become a beacon for the people.

Fear is what activates your tools; your jab, your movement, your speed, your ability to absorb punishment.

There are certain things you must not say in spite of the fact that supposedly democracy means free speech. No. You are not allowed free speech. If you speak freely, you are then deemed as I was, to be a subversive.

When I say my family suffered for my anti-war protesting, one of the many fallouts was having to send my two sons to America because I couldn't keep control of them when the divorce happened... there are consequences for your actions.

If you are learning how to box, any type of support will make you weak. Any type of support is counterproductive.

I went to a foreign land, New York City in 1982 and had no money, no respect in the gym. Everyone thinks you're full of it. The remit in those days was break his heart, get him out of the gym.

I have always been the sort of person to give advice to those coming up behind me and I will continue to. It's what I do, what I am.

I've always been a giving man; it doesn't cost me anything and it's a pleasure to give what I know.

Benn was brute force, wasn't he? But he found God when he was 40... and the only reason I beat him, was because I was brought up in the church. It teaches you to be calm to be objective and steady and the reasoning I used beat him - and he found it when he was 40. I didn't change anything: there is only one way, to be calm, gentle and true.

From the age of 17, I lived the life of a hermit and dedicated myself to gym life, first in the South Bronx and then back in England. I was in a bubble and I bypassed a lot of popular culture.

If your image is going out to people, you have a duty to make it the best it can be. That's why I always wear make-up on camera.

Geezers might say, 'I wouldn't wear make-up even if I was going on TV,' but why not? You'll look better. I can most frankly be called a geezer - I've earned the right to be called a geezer, a proper stand-up guy, that kind of thing - and if I can wear make-up, so can you.'

Talent and skill goes out the window after eight or nine rounds.

Sometimes you can win by persevering, pushing and pressuring your competition.

I effectively stood on the shoulders of a giant to make a little bit of noise myself. I'm a by-product of Muhammad Ali.

Let me tell you, the jodhpur in the world of fashion is a formidable adversary to the trouser. It gives automatic swagger to anyone who wears them.