My Sporting Life is The i Paper’s peek behind the curtain on what drives sports stars to greatness. For the latest in the series, we feature Amir Khan. Khan became a household name in Britain after winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. He was just 17 years old at the time. Khan turned professional at 18, won his first world title at 22 and unified the super-lightweight division before his 25th birthday. He announced his retirement in 2022 following a decorated 17-year career.

Winning the Olympic medal at 17 changed everything. I felt like I had made it after I won my first world title. Going up in weight, I found my rhythm.

I became a world champion at the age of 22. I found the right coach in Freddie Roach who I was with at the time. Everything felt right.

But for

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