I'm trying to keep the face of my opponent more or less not damaged but eventually to execute the plan and knock him out.

I respect the IBF obligation to fight Povetkin, but I would like the exception to fight David Haye. That is the only title the Klitschkos don't have. We have them all except the WBA, which is why Haye is such an interesting cookie for me to eat.

The first thing I learned in boxing is to not get hit. That's the art of boxing. Execute your opponent without getting hit. In sports school we were putting our hands behind our backs and having to defend ourselves with our shoulders, by rolling, by moving round the ring, moving out feet.

It's such a gift in my life to be able to compete - to have the health.

After Chernobyl, thousands and thousands of people, if not millions, were given a death penalty and had to pay the price, our father among them.

It was like a musician playing notes. Everything we trained worked.

On your way to the top, you always get some chriticism. Criticism is a great motivation.