“At 14, 15, everyone at school stopped talking to me, and I went comple...” — Joe Calzaghe Quote

“At 14, 15, everyone at school stopped talking to me, and I went completely into my shell. Basically, I'd be hiding. I had no friends. I hated it.”

“Having been a fighter for 25 years, I know how to handle the fear. The fear is there, but I use it to motivate me.”

“I'm pretty excited: to be inducted into the Hall of Fame is a massive achievement... and to be inducted with Oscar de la Hoya and Felix Trinidad, two great fighters, is a massive honour for me and my family.”

“When I left Carlisle United for the first time at the age of 16 in 2000, I hated football.”

“I was technically a Valley Girl, even though I absolutely dreaded being called that. I really hated the idea that I was a Valley Girl.”

“There were times I wouldn't leave my room for weeks and sometimes missed school because I hated how people would look at me. But my older sister helped me find the positive: She used to show me pictures of Alek Wek to say, 'See! You can be a model if you want!'”