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" 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. "

Katie Taylor

Girl

Own

Nation

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Win

" 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. "

" When I have a few weeks off, I catch up with my friends, but after a week or so, I just can't wait to get back in to the boxing club and start training. "

Katie Taylor

Wait

Friends

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

" Age is a chronological number. That's all. There is plenty of time for my life afterwards. I'm still a young woman. "

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

" I go into every fight trying to win as easy as I can. "

" You're clearing your mind during a workout. Boxing is a great sport for girls; it's really safe. "

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

" No world championship has been easy for me. "

" I think it's important to feel those losses because I never want to feel like that again. "

" 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. "

" I never went through an easy fight. Every fight has been hard fought. "

" Fighting at the Olympics has been my lifelong dream, and I cannot believe I am there now. "

" 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. "

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

" Going to the cinema or a meal can be difficult, with people asking for pictures or autographs. "

" 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. "

" The Olympics is a dream of mine. "

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

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

" 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'm honoured and delighted to be named the 'Irish Times'/Irish Sports Council Sportswoman of the Year 2014. This has been an amazing year for me and for Irish women in sport, and I would like to congratulate all the finalists in their respective fields who have excelled at major sporting events. "

Katie Taylor

Year

Women

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

" I'm not going to be boxing forever, but I've put no time-cap on it, really. "

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

" I'd love to have a chance to fight in the World Series Boxing for women, but nothing has been done about that. "

" There is an awful lot of pressure on me. "

Katie Taylor

Awful

Pressure

" There have been a lot of challenges over the years that I have overcome. "