Joe Calzaghe

Joe Calzaghe

23-Mar-1972


United Kingdom


Athlete

QUOTES BY Joe Calzaghe


I don't seek the limelight. I'm perfectly happy with a quiet life and spending time with my family, but I deserve recognition.

Boxing definitely has a part to play in taking away unwanted aggression.

There'll never be another Muhammad Ali. He was a superstar. And although he has gone, his legacy will live on for what he has done for sport and humanity.

There's no point looking good and losing. Winning is what it's all about, and you can't always look spectacular while doing it.

We're only human, and fear can eat away at you the closer you get to a big fight.

When I boxed against Jeff Lacy, that was one fight that I was so proud of.

At the end of your career, you go, 'I'm gonna be able to retire undefeated and be one of the very, very few people in history to do it.' People were saying I should try and get to 50-0, but my number was 46 - that was it. I could have kept trying, but one loss would have spoiled everything.

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.

When I was about 12, I realised I wasn't going to make it as a top footballer, but I won my first British ABA title at 13. From then on, I wanted to be a world champion.

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