Two decades have passed since the night a 26-year-old Watson was paralysed after his infamous second fight against Chris Eubank at White Hart Lane on 21 September 1991.
"Everywhere I go I want to inspire people and young teenagers," says Watson, now 46 and still partially paralysed. I want to play a role in the 2012 Olympics."
"I still go the boxing gym - that's my home, working on the punching pads - and do some training. I love to keep active and training will always be part of my life"
"A lot of people still think that I'm in a wheelchair. They think I'm bed-ridden, they don't even believe it's me. I looked death in the face. People said Michael Watson would not survive, they said I would become a cabbage, but I can think for myself, I can walk and talk."
"If the public see Michael Watson light the Olympic torch, they'll be astounded, because I should really be nothing, I should be bed-bound."
"I think that my involvement in the Olympics will inspire everyone as they will see that, if you are positive, you will succeed against all the odds. I want them to look at me and see how I overcame difficulties and remained positive."
read the whole interview: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/16073787.stm
R.S.
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