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" No world championship has been easy for me. "

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" Don't call me famous, but it's hard to be out with my friends now. "

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

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" 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. "

" The Olympics is a dream of mine. "

" 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. "

" It's great for my confidence getting a letter saying 'All I want from life, Katie, is you and health.' "

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" It's ridiculous having the pros in an amateur sport, but at the same time, there's a lot of pros who are going to struggle over three rounds. "

" I want to go down in the history books as one of the greatest female boxers of all time, and I think I'm on the right path. "

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