Harrison has even given credence to those who doubt him, egging them on. "Don't pat me on the back, I'm happy to be criticised, the minute you praise me, I get complacent," he said.
"All you're doing [by criticising] is fuelling my fire. I've already seen my future; I just need to walk to it.
"I'm a rough guy from the streets, who got himself an education, got a gold medal at the Olympics, and who now wants to be a world champion.
"I'm not afraid to fail, I've still got my dream, and I believe I will be heavyweight champion of the world next year, before I walk away."
Harrison admits he has been "off the radar" for some time, but insisted: "By the time next year comes, I'll be back in position. I'm behind in the races, but like a good old racehorse, I'll catch up. I'm off the radar, but I'll bounce back.
"If Matt Skelton beats Paolo Vidoz [on Dec 19], and if I come through with flying colours, I'll be looking to fight him. I'm also looking at David Haye. If he wins a world title and I do too, a unification fight would be common sense."





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delusion

(d*-lū'zhən)

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n.
    1. The act or process of deluding.
    2. The state of being deluded.
  2. A false belief or opinion: labored under the delusion that success was at hand.
  3. Psychiatry. A false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence, especially as a symptom of mental illness: delusions of persecution.
[Middle English delusioun, from Latin dēlūsiō, dēlūsiōn-, from dēlūsus, past participle of dēlūdere, to delude. See delude.]
delusional de·lu'sion·al adj.