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I tend to think year-by-year and tournament-by-tournament.
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Mental strength is something you either have or you haven't.
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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.
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I'd like to thank everyone for all their support and prayers. I'm so humbled by that.
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The pressure was huge going into London, definitely.
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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'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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I want to leave a great legacy behind me and continue to win major championships.
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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.
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I'm just sorry I couldn't come home with a second Olympic gold medal.
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I'm in the public eye. I'm recognised a small bit more. That's part and parcel of it.
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I always feel like the freshest boxer going into competitions.
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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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The Bible is my sport psychology manual.
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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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I have stayed positiv,e and I believe I am still improving in every competition I enter.
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There is an awful lot of pressure on me.
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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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Anything other than a gold medal will be disappointing.
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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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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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Don't call me famous, but it's hard to be out with my friends now.
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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.