Quotes from Katie Taylor

Definitely, there's a lot of strength in depth in my division.

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.

The thing with professional boxing is you have to have the right promoter and the right fights. It is a cut-throat business.

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 love being the favourite of every competition.

I just happen to be a woman and involved in sport, but that doesn't necessarily make me a feminist.

I wouldn't really call myself a feminist. I obviously want equality and equal opportunities to the men.

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.

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.

I can definitely box on the front foot as well as the back foot. I don't think that's really an issue.

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

I'd like to thank everyone for all their support and prayers. I'm so humbled by that.

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 wouldn't be where I am without my dad. He's a genius.

It doesn't matter who other people are saying the favourite is; I'm still going in to win the gold medal.

After I came back from London with a gold medal, my focus straight away was to defend it four years on.

Anything other than a gold medal will be disappointing.

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.

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.

It's so true: the fight is won or lost in the gym, and those words really stuck with me throughout my career.

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

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

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

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.