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Katie Taylor [1986-0] Irish

Rank: 101
Athlete, Sportswoman

Katie Taylor is an Irish sportswoman who has represented Ireland at both boxing and association football. She is currently the Irish and European champion in the 60 kg division.

Diet, Computers, Equality, Famous, Moving On

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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.	Diet	101
I love all sorts of food, chocolate especially. I eat well, but I like the odd Chinese, like anyone!		102
I wouldn't really call myself a feminist. I obviously want equality and equal opportunities to the men.	Equality	103
I just happen to be a woman and involved in sport, but that doesn't necessarily make me a feminist.		104
I would love to be able to speak my own language and maybe have an interview in Irish, maybe after my fights.		105
I love playing for Ireland, and I love soccer, but when it comes down to it, I would choose boxing as my number one sport, as I'd miss it too much if I wasn't involved.		106
Fighting at the Olympics has been my lifelong dream, and I cannot believe I am there now.		107
There's not a lot of positive role models of women in newspapers and magazines. I think it puts pressure on girls. They think that the image put out, it's the way you have to look.		108
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.		109
Sport is a great way to keep fit. It's a stress reliever.		110
You're clearing your mind during a workout. Boxing is a great sport for girls; it's really safe.		111
It's so true: the fight is won or lost in the gym, and those words really stuck with me throughout my career.		112
No world championship has been easy for me.		113
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.		114
It doesn't matter who other people are saying the favourite is; I'm still going in to win the gold medal.		115
I'm just sorry I couldn't come home with a second Olympic gold medal.		116
I look at what's in front of me. I concentrate on that and then hopefully move on.		117
I became number one just after the World Championships in India. I was very young then, and I remember it was just a great feeling, my first World Championship.		118
I tend to think year-by-year and tournament-by-tournament.		119
I've a great group of people, a great family behind me all the way, all the time. You cannot underestimate that.		120
I never think too far ahead.		121
I want to leave a great legacy behind me and continue to win major championships.		122
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.		123
I am European Games champion now as well as Olympic champion, European champion, and world champion.		124
When you're so consistent, people have to stand up and take notice. I don't think people recognise or praise consistency enough.		125
There's a lot of people on the way up who want to take my place, so it's up to me to continue to improve.		126
I love being the favourite of every competition.		201
I'm the one that everyone is trying to beat.		202
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.		203
There is an awful lot of pressure on me.		204
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.		205
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.		206
It's great to be boxing a local boxer. The atmosphere is always fantastic. I love those fights. I really relish those fights.		207
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.		208
I'm not going to be boxing forever, but I've put no time-cap on it, really.		209
As long as I still feel a passion for the sport and preparing for these big competitions, I will carry on fighting.		210
I have stayed positiv,e and I believe I am still improving in every competition I enter.		211
I've been offered a few professional contracts... in the hundreds and thousands.		212
The thing with professional boxing is you have to have the right promoter and the right fights. It is a cut-throat business.		213
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.		214
With amateur boxing, you're just entered into a competition. And to be the best, you've got to beat the best. You're not waiting around to get these fights organised.		215
I could have 10 kids or be boxing until I'm 40.		216
I've had losses in my career before, and I've always come back stronger from those losses.		217
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.		218
I know MMA isn't for everyone. It is a combat sport; some people don't like watching it, but it is entertainment for some people.		219
I'd love to have a chance to fight in the World Series Boxing for women, but nothing has been done about that.		220
I know how it feels to lose.		221
I think it's important to feel those losses because I never want to feel like that again.		222
I always go into a fight thinking the decision is going to be fair, and I relish these fights where the atmosphere is so fantastic.		223
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.		224
I don't really change much; there's not much I can do about the judging in front of a home crowd.		225
I go into every fight trying to win as easy as I can.		226
People say, 'You will be 30 years old; you're too old. You'll get your nose broke,' say dad's a pushy dad. You hear stupid things and put them out of your mind.		301
Age is a chronological number. That's all. There is plenty of time for my life afterwards. I'm still a young woman.		302
I'm in the public eye. I'm recognised a small bit more. That's part and parcel of it.		303
The heaviest I've ever been is 65 kilos. That was during my Leaving Cert when I was just studying and eating chocolate.		304
Sometimes, the plans in your heart aren't God's plan.		305
The Olympics is a dream of mine.		306
I'd like to thank everyone for all their support and prayers. I'm so humbled by that.		307
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.		308
Boxing was just another one to keep me going as a child.		309
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.		310
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.		311
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.		312
I think, probably, my best asset would probably be my all round game.		313
I can definitely box on the front foot as well as the back foot. I don't think that's really an issue.		314
I don't even wear miniskirts on a night out, so I definitely won't be wearing miniskirts in the ring.		315
There have been a lot of challenges over the years that I have overcome.		316
The pressure was huge going into London, definitely.		317
It's always tough to stay at the top for so long.		318
Definitely, there's a lot of strength in depth in my division.		319
I wouldn't be where I am without my dad. He's a genius.		320
I always feel like the freshest boxer going into competitions.		321
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.		322
It's such a shame, really, because we were known for our country of saints and scholars, and we grew up with such a great tradition with St. Patrick, and he is the one who brought Christianity to Ireland, and we celebrate St. Patrick's day every single year, but there's very few practising Catholics or practising Christians.		323
I never think about losing. That's why it's so hard to accept a loss.		324
I do a good job of staying positive and just moving on.	Moving On	325
The Bible is my sport psychology manual.		326
God is my psychologist. And my dad is probably the best sport psychologist in the world.		401
Mental strength is something you either have or you haven't.		402
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.		403
Anything other than a gold medal will be disappointing.		404
It's so great to be able to inspire these young women today to get involved in male-dominated subjects.		405
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.		406
There are so many career opportunities out there now for young women, and it's great to have the opportunity to encourage them to get involved in these new careers.		407
After I came back from London with a gold medal, my focus straight away was to defend it four years on.		408
I think every fight is a tough fight, but I'm not settling for a bronze medal.		409
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.		410
It's the training that's the hardest. It's the preparation. The months and months of preparation that nobody really sees, that's the hardest part.		411
I can enjoy myself and express myself in the ring.		412
People need to get out and do some more exercise, especially children who are stuck inside with computers.	Computers	413
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.	Diet	414
Going to the cinema or a meal can be difficult, with people asking for pictures or autographs.		415
Don't call me famous, but it's hard to be out with my friends now.	Famous	416
It's great for my confidence getting a letter saying 'All I want from life, Katie, is you and health.'		417
I would have loved to have met Roger Federer.		418
I never went through an easy fight. Every fight has been hard fought.		419
It is frustrating, but all I can do is just keep winning, and hopefully, people will stand up and take notice eventually.		420

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