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'd like to thank everyone for all their support and prayers. I'm so humbled by that.
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 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.
When you're so consistent, people have to stand up and take notice. I don't think people recognise or praise consistency enough.
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.
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.
I'm not going to be boxing forever, but I've put no time-cap on it, really.
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.
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.
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.
It's great to be boxing a local boxer. The atmosphere is always fantastic. I love those fights. I really relish those fights.
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.
I'm just sorry I couldn't come home with a second Olympic gold medal.
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.
The Bible is my sport psychology manual.
I tend to think year-by-year and tournament-by-tournament.
There is an awful lot of pressure on me.
The Olympics is a dream of mine.
I've a great group of people, a great family behind me all the way, all the time. You cannot underestimate that.
I wouldn't be where I am without my dad. He's a genius.
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.
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.
I've had losses in my career before, and I've always come back stronger from those losses.
I want to leave a great legacy behind me and continue to win major championships.
I don't really change much; there's not much I can do about the judging in front of a home crowd.
I never think too far ahead.
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.
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.
I'd love to have a chance to fight in the World Series Boxing for women, but nothing has been done about that.
I never think about losing. That's why it's so hard to accept a loss.
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.
I always feel like the freshest boxer going into competitions.
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.
The thing with professional boxing is you have to have the right promoter and the right fights. It is a cut-throat business.
I'm in the public eye. I'm recognised a small bit more. That's part and parcel of it.
I think, probably, my best asset would probably be my all round game.
God is my psychologist. And my dad is probably the best sport psychologist in the world.
People need to get out and do some more exercise, especially children who are stuck inside with computers.
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.
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.
I look at what's in front of me. I concentrate on that and then hopefully move on.
It's so true: the fight is won or lost in the gym, and those words really stuck with me throughout my career.
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.
Definitely, there's a lot of strength in depth in my division.
I think every fight is a tough fight, but I'm not settling for a bronze medal.
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.
Boxing was just another one to keep me going as a child.
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.
