Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Katie Taylor

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Irish athlete Katie Taylor.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Katie Taylor is an Irish professional boxer and former footballer. She is a two-weight world champion and the current undisputed lightweight champion, having held the WBA title since 2017; the IBF title since 2018; and the WBC, WBO, and The Ring magazine titles since 2019, as well as having held the WBO junior-welterweight title in 2019. Following her victory over Delfine Persoon in 2019, she became one of only eight boxers in history to hold all four major world titles in boxing—WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO—simultaneously.

Irish - Athlete | Born: July 2, 1986

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

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The heaviest I've ever been is 65 kilos. That was during my Leaving Cert when I was just studying and eating chocolate.

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

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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.

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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.

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I do a good job of staying positive and just moving on.

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

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I think every fight is a tough fight, but I'm not settling for a bronze medal.

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It's great to be boxing a local boxer. The atmosphere is always fantastic. I love those fights. I really relish those fights.

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There is an awful lot of pressure on me.

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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.

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

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

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I could have 10 kids or be boxing until I'm 40.

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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.

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I look at what's in front of me. I concentrate on that and then hopefully move on.

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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.

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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.

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I'd love to have a chance to fight in the World Series Boxing for women, but nothing has been done about that.

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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.

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No world championship has been easy for me.

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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.

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I've a great group of people, a great family behind me all the way, all the time. You cannot underestimate that.

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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.

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It's so great to be able to inspire these young women today to get involved in male-dominated subjects.

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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.

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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.

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The pressure was huge going into London, definitely.

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God is my psychologist. And my dad is probably the best sport psychologist in the world.

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I know how it feels to lose.

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Sport is a great way to keep fit. It's a stress reliever.

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

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I love being the favourite of every competition.

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

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I don't even wear miniskirts on a night out, so I definitely won't be wearing miniskirts in the ring.

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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.

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I'm just sorry I couldn't come home with a second Olympic gold medal.

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I tend to think year-by-year and tournament-by-tournament.

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I have stayed positiv,e and I believe I am still improving in every competition I enter.

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I never think too far ahead.

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I've had losses in my career before, and I've always come back stronger from those losses.

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I think it's important to feel those losses because I never want to feel like that again.

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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.

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Sometimes, the plans in your heart aren't God's plan.

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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.

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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.

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I would love to be able to speak my own language and maybe have an interview in Irish, maybe after my fights.

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I'm the one that everyone is trying to beat.

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I've been offered a few professional contracts... in the hundreds and thousands.

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It is frustrating, but all I can do is just keep winning, and hopefully, people will stand up and take notice eventually.

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

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I want to leave a great legacy behind me and continue to win major championships.

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Fighting at the Olympics has been my lifelong dream, and I cannot believe I am there now.

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I love all sorts of food, chocolate especially. I eat well, but I like the odd Chinese, like anyone!

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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.

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When you're so consistent, people have to stand up and take notice. I don't think people recognise or praise consistency enough.

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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.

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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.

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I'm not going to be boxing forever, but I've put no time-cap on it, really.

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As long as I still feel a passion for the sport and preparing for these big competitions, I will carry on fighting.

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