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> [It's one of the biggest disappointments of my boxing career, not going to the Olympics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/it-s-one-of-the-biggest-disappointments-of-my-boxing-career-not-going/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

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## More by Joe Calzaghe

> [I'm a regular guy, got the same friends. I live in the same area of south Wales. That's who I am. I'm just a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/i-m-a-regular-guy-got-the-same-friends-i-live-in-the-same-area-of/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

> [I don't want my career to peter out fighting meaningless fights; I want to go against the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/i-don-t-want-my-career-to-peter-out-fighting-meaningless-fights-i/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

> [My mum is the opposite of my dad. She's a very private person, very shy and totally against boxing. She never watched any of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/my-mum-is-the-opposite-of-my-dad-she-s-a-very-private-person-very-shy/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

> [My first boxing memory is watching Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard on television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/my-first-boxing-memory-is-watching-marvin-hagler-and-sugar-ray/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

> [I liked 'The Office' when it was on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/i-liked-the-office-when-it-was-on/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

> [There is a world of difference between being a reality TV star and a world champion boxer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/there-is-a-world-of-difference-between-being-a-reality-tv-star-and-a/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

> [Amateur boxing is one of the safest sports around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/amateur-boxing-is-one-of-the-safest-sports-around/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

> [When you've been at the top of the sport for so many years, it's your life, and it becomes very difficult just to quit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/when-you-ve-been-at-the-top-of-the-sport-for-so-many-years-it-s-your/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

> [I've been through the routine so many times that I genuinely don't even think about a big fight very much beforehand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/i-ve-been-through-the-routine-so-many-times-that-i-genuinely-don-t/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

> [When I was 17, my mum made me work in a cake factory for three days - I hated it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/when-i-was-17-my-mum-made-me-work-in-a-cake-factory-for-three-days-i/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

> [You think that after becoming world champion, you're going to be a massive superstar with lots of lucrative bouts against great fighters, but that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/you-think-that-after-becoming-world-champion-you-re-going-to-be-a/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

> [You can never say never in this game, but I can't see myself boxing again. There's loads of things I want to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/you-can-never-say-never-in-this-game-but-i-can-t-see-myself-boxing/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

> [I train the same way as I've always trained, even before I was champion. That's the difference, I train like a challenger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/i-train-the-same-way-as-i-ve-always-trained-even-before-i-was/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/i-don-t-seek-the-limelight-i-m-perfectly-happy-with-a-quiet-life-and/)

[Joe Calzaghe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-calzaghe/)

> [I honestly think that a Pavlik fight would be easier than Jones because styles make fights. He's one dimensional, comes in straight lines, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-calzaghe/i-honestly-think-that-a-pavlik-fight-would-be-easier-than-jones/)

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