Born on July 2nd

"In the field of love & connection, love is the alignment of two souls speaking a language that words can never fully translate."

"To love is to see the quiet beauty hidden within another's struggles and stand by them. As a statesperson & leader, this is the foundational truth I have observed."

"The greatest force of creation is the warmth we share in the quiet spaces of our connection."

"I'll never be able to replace the feeling of standing victorious in the ring, that's never going to happen again and I'm never going to fight again."

"I've always been into sport, I watch all sport - I love golf, tennis, football and to me to box and have people in the arena cheering me on, I'll always miss that."

"I've had an operation on my knee, two operations on my hand, injuries on elbows and stuff but you get through it."

"My final fight was called 'Unfinished Business' - and I finished it."

"I don't need to do that many weights but every now and then I do the bar, with 25-30 kilos on either side, which amounts to roughly probably my body weight. I lift this up above my head, then drop it and lift it up again."

"Sometimes big boxing matches should take place on the cobbles. That's really where Mikkel Kessler and me ought to have sorted it out."

"You can improve your punching power, but only to an extent. If you can punch hard, then it's just god-given, that's just nature, not nurture and there's not much you can do to develop punching power."

"I don't think there is anything more proud or glorious than standing in the arena as a fighter - that you've done it in on your own. That's why I love fighting."

"There have been many boxing comebacks over the years, and sadly many of them do not have a happy ending."

"I don't look at my opponent's eyes in the ring. I watch his gloves so that I can block or avoid his punches."

"There's no proof of the Earth's curvature and this fake space agency Nasa use CGI images and every one is different."

"Make no mistake, the days and hours before going into the ring can be stressful for any boxer. The bigger and tougher the fight the greater stress, But if a boxer knows he's stepping out of his league it's even worse."

"I say that I'm genetically gifted. In a weight-governed sport, I don't put weight on because of my Polish 'heritage, it's genetic. Even when I am not in training, I don't put on weight. When I start training, I don't need to take a lot of weight off."

"As tired as I am, I can always go another round, and I feel the other guy can't."

"Your fitness is your ability to recover and you can't recover when you're old."

"If Mikkel Kessler thinks I'm going soft just because I'm a dad then he's the one who's gone soft in the head."

"The general public don't like boxers. They prefer tennis players."

"Closer to a fight, I can really feel my heartbeat in my chest. I can hear it beat through my mouth, this 'gunk, gunk, gunk' rhythm."

"You can't talk about Golovkin in the same breath as me. If he thinks he can beat me, he's not from planet Earth."

"Boxing is a hurt game if you can't be at your best, can't be 100 per cent mentally and physically switched on to performing, to win titles, defend titles, defend yourself in the correct fashion, then I don't think you should fight."

"What I will say though is that I've got quite a big back, from doing pull-ups, and that will make your punches more solid. But in terms of the hardness of your punch, it's about timing and speed."

"No sport is more geared to the warrior's code of honour, pride and respect. That's why I love boxing. It's mano a mano. One against one. It's driven by fear and your need to conquer it."

"It's not too late actually to speak to somebody about psychology, it's never too late."

"Golovkin cannot win a fight against me, he's not big enough."

"The Earth is flat, 100 per cent."

"When someone like Richard Branson goes up there and starts doing chartered flights... and you can look back on Earth and see the Earth's curvature, I'll believe the Earth is a globe."

"It might sound strange now from where I'm standing as a world boxing champion, but I harboured serious thoughts, at the age of nine, of putting my whole life into snooker. I remember being fascinated by the game, watching the likes of Steve Davis, and thought I would do it."