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" I don't feel much pressure at all. I have great family support, and they take a lot of pressure off me. They help to control media and public interest. "

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" I always feel like the freshest boxer going into competitions. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" The pressure was huge going into London, definitely. "

" The best boxers don't always qualify for the Olympics. You can easily have a bad day, but please God, that won't happen to me. "

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" 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. "

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