Craig Bellamy has admitted his move to Manchester City was too good to turn down as he prepares to head back to former club West Ham.
The Welshman makes his first return to Upton Park on Sunday since his big-money move to Eastlands during the January transfer window.
Bellamy insists he has no regrets over making the move claiming he would have 'bottled it' if he had decided to snub the overtures from ambitious City.
"To me, it's about not settling for second best. That's why I came. I could be sitting at home now, still a West Ham player," Bellamy said.
"Expectations on me and the club were completely different there.
"No disrespect but I don't regret what I did. I'm happy, my kids are happy and so is my wife. This is a new test for me."
Bellamy has already found himself caught up in controversy at City amidst rumours of a bust-up with team-mate Robinho.
The former Newcastle and Liverpool hit-man expects negative headlines to follow him around, but he is adamant all the speculation does not affect him.
"I'll get dragged into everything over the next two years or so, whenever anything happens," added Bellamy.
"Part of me thinks, do I need this? It's very big here and the club wants to become the biggest in the world.
"But then a bigger part of me thinks if I'd shied away from it, then I'd have looked back and think I'd bottled it a little bit.
"You want to challenge yourself and test yourself. I know my name is going to get brought into it whenever anything happens - that's just a fact, so I'm just going to get on with it."
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