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" With taekwondo, anything can happen, really. You get bad days; you get good days of training, so you've just got to hope that you're on it on your day. "

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" Winning the Olympics was an amazing feeling, but afterwards, it was a bit like, 'What do I do now?' So I lost a bit of motivation going back into training and competitions; I had so much pressure on me. I kept thinking, 'I'm the Olympic champion. I can't lose' - being only 19 and having to deal with all that pressure. "

" Psychology is a big part of sport that some people do not realise. But it is a skill you have to practice. "

" I now have Youth Olympic, Olympic and European Games titles, which is a dream. I didn't fight that well and just scraped through a lot of the fights, but winning is a relief, and it's more points towards the Rio Olympics, which takes a bit of pressure off me. "

" Because I am Olympic champion, everyone assumes I am this perfect athlete who should never lose. Every time I step in the ring, I am expected to win. "

" To be the first British athlete to win a gold is amazing, but to win it in the U.K. is something else. Also, having my family here with me has made it extra special, and I know all my friends back home have been cheering me on and putting posters in their windows. I want to thank them all. "

" I just like to have cereal in the morning, but it'll be those cluster things - it's a bit random - and through the day, I like just pasta, plain pasta with a bit of sauce on it, never too much in case I get a bad belly... and jelly just before I go on for a bit of energy! "

" Everyone has a few little quirks in their preparation - I just tend to do the same sort of things as I did in previous competitions - but there's nothing too weird, sticking with lucky knickers or socks! For instance, I'll see my family the day before a fight but won't see them on the day. "

" After the Olympics and being on such a high and then losing in the World Championships, I was distraught. But now, looking back on it, I think it was the biggest blessing. I was going into every fight thinking I have to win because I am Olympic champion and putting too much pressure on myself. I lost my hunger and stopped enjoying my taekwondo. "

" I want to be European, world and Olympic gold medallist. "

" I had been thinking, 'I've got to win because I'm Olympic champion'; actually, no, it's, 'I'm an Olympic champion for life,' I can just enjoy the rest. "

" Milk is a really important part of my diet. For London, I had to be in the best shape of my life, and having milk every day played a part in that. "

" The hunger has come back now because I want to be a double Olympic champion. I want to be a legend. "

" To have this gold medal around my neck is just bonkers and still hasn't really sunk in. "

" It's amazing to get one Olympic gold, but you have to be a legend to get two. And that's definitely my aim. "

" I think it's when I won the Youth Olympics I thought, 'I can really get gold in London.' "

" I am Olympic champion for life, and I have learned to enjoy what that means. "

" The Olympics was always my be-all and end-all, so when I won, it was the best feeling in the world. But I didn't realise how much it would affect me mentally. All that pressure. I was only 19; I still didn't know everything about taekwondo, I wasn't experienced. I just did amazing on that day and won. "