A biography for Katarina Johnson-Thompsonhasn’t been written yet.
“I've always known that Rio and Tokyo are my two Olympics. Now that Rio hasn't gone to plan, Tokyo has to work, and I'm more motivated than ever.”
“I'm training once a day, four days a week, and just loving life.”
“In boxing, it's one fight, so it's easier to build up rivalries, but everyone's got huge respect for each other.”
“I just need to concentrate on each event and accumulate a good score, and hopefully I won't flop in the 800 m. in Gotzis.”
“As a Liverpool fan, I'm an eternal optimist because of what we did in Istanbul in 2005.”
“I've always looked at 2016, but 2020 is realistic for me. I'll be 23 in 2016, but if I keep on progressing, hopefully 2016 will be a medal chance as well for me.”
“It's crazy because it's a British record and a personal best, but I wanted that 2 m. I cleared the 1.97 m. first attempt with space, so I think I could have done a little better.”
“You don't have to be a bodybuilder to have strength in your muscles.”
“I can handle coming fifth as long as I know I've given my all out there and have no regrets.”
“Mum is the girliest of them all, but she ended up with me, the tomboy.”
“I think everyone in the heptathlon is improving together, so it is a very hard event to compete in.”
“In the lead-up to competitions, I just watch box sets and DVDs and play 'Candy Crush.'”
“This is my job. I just wake up, and I train.”
“For a long time, I thought it was all down to dedication, hard work, and visualising doing well - that worked for a bit, but then it stopped. I've realised you have to be more practical and mature to make things actually happen.”
“I'm trying my best.”
“I have seven disciplines to train for, and so I try to complete them all every week.”
“As an athlete, you have to become quite selfish with your time and your body and your training.”
“You can only train three or four hours a day, so what do you do with the other 20 hours?”