A biography for Katie Taylorhasn’t been written yet.
“I wouldn't be where I am without my dad. He's a genius.”
“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 love being the favourite of every competition.”
“I'm not going to be boxing forever, but I've put no time-cap on it, really.”
“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.”
“I don't really change much; there's not much I can do about the judging in front of a home crowd.”
“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.”
“God is my psychologist. And my dad is probably the best sport psychologist in the world.”
“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.”
“Age is a chronological number. That's all. There is plenty of time for my life afterwards. I'm still a young woman.”
“The Olympics is a dream of mine.”
“I am European Games champion now as well as Olympic champion, European champion, and world champion.”
“I look at what's in front of me. I concentrate on that and then hopefully move on.”
“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.”
“I love all sorts of food, chocolate especially. I eat well, but I like the odd Chinese, like anyone!”
“I think every fight is a tough fight, but I'm not settling for a bronze medal.”
“The Bible is my sport psychology manual.”
“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'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 think it's important to feel those losses because I never want to feel like that again.”