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" I can definitely box on the front foot as well as the back foot. I don't think that's really an issue. "

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" 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 could have 10 kids or be boxing until I'm 40. "

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

" I have a lot of confidence in myself, and I love that challenge as well. I love going to every competition as the favourite. It's something I relish. "

" I always come into these competitions hoping to come away with a gold medal. I won't relax until I have the gold medal around my neck. "

" Every fight has been hard. Every world title I've won has been hard fought, and every European title I've won has been hard fought as well. "

" I don't get complacent, because I know if you slack off, you're going to be found out. This is international boxing, and every fight is a tough fight. "

" It doesn't matter who other people are saying the favourite is; I'm still going in to win the gold medal. "

" It's great to be boxing a local boxer. The atmosphere is always fantastic. I love those fights. I really relish those fights. "

" It's always tough to stay at the top for so long. "

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

" It's important to have a healthy balanced diet but not to get too bogged down about it. It's important to enjoy your food, too. "

" Mental strength is something you either have or you haven't. "

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

" I tend to think year-by-year and tournament-by-tournament. "

" The thing with professional boxing is you have to have the right promoter and the right fights. It is a cut-throat business. "

" 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. "

" The heaviest I've ever been is 65 kilos. That was during my Leaving Cert when I was just studying and eating chocolate. "

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

" No world championship has been easy for me. "

" You have to make sure you have the right people around you to get the right fights, and you're not guaranteed to get the best 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'm a huge fan of Conor McGregor, an incredible athlete. What he has done for MMA is phenomenal; he has been a great supporter of me. "

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

" I am European Games champion now as well as Olympic champion, European champion, and world champion. "

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

" I wouldn't be where I am without my dad. He's a genius. "

" My training diet can be quite strict when I'm coming up to competition; it's a weight-making sport, of course. But I eat quite healthily anyway, and it's less strict when out of competition. "

" We do the weigh-in, then go for a walk, then have breakfast, then I listen to worship songs on my iPod because I'm a Christian. I always read the same Bible verses, too. We do the same warm-up a lot of the time as well. But, I have no superstitions before a fight. "

" I can enjoy myself and express myself in the ring. "