I've got a lot to prove because of the criticism over my weight and moving back down a division.

I've been giving a little gamble on the roulette and just sitting having a coffee with the fans, chatting away.

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

I'm going to say hello to two friends who I've shut out of my life for the past 10 weeks while I trained the hardest I've ever done for a fight. So welcome back Mr Guinness and Mr Dom Perignon.

I've got a problem with my legs, they just can't walk past a chippy.

He's won't push me back on the night and he certainly wasn't going to push me back up there.

I have no fear in moving up (in weight) and fighting.

What sort of champion would I be if I just stayed in my normal weight division and didn't take the big challenges on? Bring them on, that's what Ricky Hatton's all about.

My first world title gave me the confidence to go and do bigger and better things.

As an amateur, I couldn't get many fights. No one would fight me when I was a schoolboy.

The one thing that's hurt in my career is people saying I don't want to come out of Manchester to fight people.

What the society thinks is of no interest to me. All that's important is how I see myself. I know who who I am. I know the value of my work.

Help us to forgive ourselves as we struggle in our process of forgiving others."~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Life ain't always beautiful, but it's a beautiful ride.

A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.

There are persons who always find a hair in their plate of soup for the simple reason that, when they sit down before it, they shake their heads until one falls in.

As we head to war with Iraq, President Bush wants to make one thing clear: This war is not about oil. It's about gasoline.

Religions all have different names, but they all contain the same truths. ... I think the people of our religion should be tolerant and understand people believe different things.

How to succeed in business without really trying (title of book)

Independent thinking alone is not suited to interdependent reality.

There is something fundamentally unfair about a government that takes away so much of people's money, power, and personal control while telling them that life will be better as a result.