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" I became number one just after the World Championships in India. I was very young then, and I remember it was just a great feeling, my first World Championship. "

Katie Taylor

India

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Katie Taylor

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Pressure

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" I'm just sorry I couldn't come home with a second Olympic gold medal. "

" I would love to be able to speak my own language and maybe have an interview in Irish, maybe after my fights. "

" I'm in a privileged position, but I still feel like the best is yet to come, and people still haven't seen the best of me yet, and that is so exciting for me. "

" I don't really change much; there's not much I can do about the judging in front of a home crowd. "

" It is frustrating, but all I can do is just keep winning, and hopefully, people will stand up and take notice eventually. "

" I've boxed many people in their own backyard plenty of times - in China, I boxed a Chinese girl in the final of the world championships, and I've boxed Russians before in their home nation as well. "

" I know how it feels to lose. "

" I know exactly what that's all about being in a male dominated sport. Sometimes it just takes one person to step out, to be a pioneer, a trailblazer, really. "

" I love playing for Ireland, and I love soccer, but when it comes down to it, I would choose boxing as my number one sport, as I'd miss it too much if I wasn't involved. "

" It's such a shame, really, because we were known for our country of saints and scholars, and we grew up with such a great tradition with St. Patrick, and he is the one who brought Christianity to Ireland, and we celebrate St. Patrick's day every single year, but there's very few practising Catholics or practising Christians. "

" I want to tell girls, it's not about make-up and how you look that's important; you are so much more than how you look. "

" I always go into a fight thinking the decision is going to be fair, and I relish these fights where the atmosphere is so fantastic. "

" God is my psychologist. And my dad is probably the best sport psychologist in the world. "

" I want to leave a great legacy behind me and continue to win major championships. "

Katie Taylor

Leave

Win

" I'm in the public eye. I'm recognised a small bit more. That's part and parcel of it. "

" I owe so much to my dad and what he has done for me. And it's hard work doing what he has done, so he's entitled to a break. "

" I just happen to be a woman and involved in sport, but that doesn't necessarily make me a feminist. "

Katie Taylor

Involved

Make

" There are so many career opportunities out there now for young women, and it's great to have the opportunity to encourage them to get involved in these new careers. "

" Boxing was just another one to keep me going as a child. "

" The Olympics is a dream of mine. "

" I would have loved to have met Roger Federer. "

" I've been offered a few professional contracts... in the hundreds and thousands. "

" After I came back from London with a gold medal, my focus straight away was to defend it four years on. "

" I've a great group of people, a great family behind me all the way, all the time. You cannot underestimate that. "

Katie Taylor

Family

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