Winning the IBF title was the ...

Winning the IBF title was the greatest night of my life. To give it up outside the ring is truly painful.
Winning the IBF title was the greatest night of my life. To give it up outside the ring is truly painful.
 Ricky Hatton

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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Never complain and never explain.
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 Robert Schuller
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
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The one thing that's hurt in my career is people saying I don't want to come out of Manchester to fight people.
 Ricky Hatton
What is happening is not ideal. Sometimes nothing goes smoothly in the preparation for fights, and that is when you have to show what kind of champion you are and deal with whatever is put in front of you. This is just another obstacle, and if it does go to court then I will be as equally determined to overcome it.
 Ricky Hatton
I'll go gentle on him, ... I promise not to rough him up too much. I just think him saying stuff like that is just him. He's like the Junior Witter of America, he hasn't got a good word to say about anyone expect himself. Personality wise, he's very different to me, that's for sure.
 Ricky Hatton
It was just 12 months ago that I was the one doing the chasing and looking for all the big names. I guess now I'm universally recognized as No. 1 in the division and they're all looking for me. To be in a position where I can pick my opponents, wow, that's a fighter's dream, really.
 Ricky Hatton
I had to come to the United States to prove myself. I fought for a long time in England and a lot of people thought I was a protected fighter.
 Ricky Hatton