“I do a good job of staying positive and just moving on.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“When you’re so consistent, people have to stand up and take notice. I don’t think people recognise or praise consistency enough.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“Boxing was just another one to keep me going as a child.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“I love all sorts of food, chocolate especially. I eat well, but I like the odd Chinese, like anyone!”
― Katie Taylor
“It’s so true: the fight is won or lost in the gym, and those words really stuck with me throughout my career.”
― Katie Taylor
“I never think about losing. That’s why it’s so hard to accept a loss.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“It’s great for my confidence getting a letter saying ‘All I want from life, Katie, is you and health.’”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“I wouldn’t really call myself a feminist. I obviously want equality and equal opportunities to the men.”
― Katie Taylor
“I just happen to be a woman and involved in sport, but that doesn’t necessarily make me a feminist.”
― Katie Taylor
“I would love to be able to speak my own language and maybe have an interview in Irish, maybe after my fights.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“Fighting at the Olympics has been my lifelong dream, and I cannot believe I am there now.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“Sport is a great way to keep fit. It’s a stress reliever.”
― Katie Taylor
“You’re clearing your mind during a workout. Boxing is a great sport for girls; it’s really safe.”
― Katie Taylor
“No world championship has been easy for me.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“It doesn’t matter who other people are saying the favourite is; I’m still going in to win the gold medal.”
― Katie Taylor
“I’m just sorry I couldn’t come home with a second Olympic gold medal.”
― Katie Taylor
“I look at what’s in front of me. I concentrate on that and then hopefully move on.”
― Katie Taylor
“I tend to think year-by-year and tournament-by-tournament.”
― Katie Taylor
“I’ve a great group of people, a great family behind me all the way, all the time. You cannot underestimate that.”
― Katie Taylor
“I never think too far ahead.”
― Katie Taylor
“I want to leave a great legacy behind me and continue to win major championships.”
― Katie Taylor
“I am European Games champion now as well as Olympic champion, European champion, and world champion.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“I love being the favourite of every competition.”
― Katie Taylor
“I’m the one that everyone is trying to beat.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“There is an awful lot of pressure on me.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“It’s great to be boxing a local boxer. The atmosphere is always fantastic. I love those fights. I really relish those fights.”
― Katie Taylor
“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
“I’m not going to be boxing forever, but I’ve put no time-cap on it, really.”
― Katie Taylor
“As long as I still feel a passion for the sport and preparing for these big competitions, I will carry on fighting.”
― Katie Taylor
“I have stayed positiv,e and I believe I am still improving in every competition I enter.”
― Katie Taylor
“I’ve been offered a few professional contracts… in the hundreds and thousands.”
― Katie Taylor
“The thing with professional boxing is you have to have the right promoter and the right fights. It is a cut-throat business.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“I could have 10 kids or be boxing until I’m 40.”
― Katie Taylor
“I’ve had losses in my career before, and I’ve always come back stronger from those losses.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“I’d love to have a chance to fight in the World Series Boxing for women, but nothing has been done about that.”
― Katie Taylor
“I know how it feels to lose.”
― Katie Taylor
“I think it’s important to feel those losses because I never want to feel like that again.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“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
“I don’t really change much; there’s not much I can do about the judging in front of a home crowd.”
― Katie Taylor
“I go into every fight trying to win as easy as I can.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“Age is a chronological number. That’s all. There is plenty of time for my life afterwards. I’m still a young woman.”
― Katie Taylor
“I’m in the public eye. I’m recognised a small bit more. That’s part and parcel of it.”
― Katie Taylor
“The heaviest I’ve ever been is 65 kilos. That was during my Leaving Cert when I was just studying and eating chocolate.”
― Katie Taylor
“Sometimes, the plans in your heart aren’t God’s plan.”
― Katie Taylor
“The Olympics is a dream of mine.”
― Katie Taylor
“I’d like to thank everyone for all their support and prayers. I’m so humbled by that.”
― Katie Taylor
“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
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“I think, probably, my best asset would probably be my all round game.”
― Katie Taylor
“I can definitely box on the front foot as well as the back foot. I don’t think that’s really an issue.”
― Katie Taylor
“I don’t even wear miniskirts on a night out, so I definitely won’t be wearing miniskirts in the ring.”
― Katie Taylor
“There have been a lot of challenges over the years that I have overcome.”
― Katie Taylor
“The pressure was huge going into London, definitely.”
― Katie Taylor
“It’s always tough to stay at the top for so long.”
― Katie Taylor
“Definitely, there’s a lot of strength in depth in my division.”
― Katie Taylor
“I wouldn’t be where I am without my dad. He’s a genius.”
― Katie Taylor
“I always feel like the freshest boxer going into competitions.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“The Bible is my sport psychology manual.”
― Katie Taylor
“God is my psychologist. And my dad is probably the best sport psychologist in the world.”
― Katie Taylor
“Mental strength is something you either have or you haven’t.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“Anything other than a gold medal will be disappointing.”
― Katie Taylor
“It’s so great to be able to inspire these young women today to get involved in male-dominated subjects.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“After I came back from London with a gold medal, my focus straight away was to defend it four years on.”
― Katie Taylor
“I think every fight is a tough fight, but I’m not settling for a bronze medal.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“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.”
― Katie Taylor
“I can enjoy myself and express myself in the ring.”
― Katie Taylor
“People need to get out and do some more exercise, especially children who are stuck inside with computers.”
― Katie Taylor
“Going to the cinema or a meal can be difficult, with people asking for pictures or autographs.”
― Katie Taylor
“Don’t call me famous, but it’s hard to be out with my friends now.”
― Katie Taylor
“I would have loved to have met Roger Federer.”
― Katie Taylor
“I never went through an easy fight. Every fight has been hard fought.”
― Katie Taylor
“It is frustrating, but all I can do is just keep winning, and hopefully, people will stand up and take notice eventually.”
― Katie Taylor
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