Katarina Johnson-Thompson Quotes
Before training, I eat slow-release energy food, such as porridge or muesli, especially in the morning. Afterwards, I eat protein so my muscles are able to recover, such as a protein bar followed by a meal of chicken and vegetables. I always stay hydrated during workouts by drinking plenty of water throughout.
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I like to balance competing with studying. It's hard work at the moment, but it could be worse.
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It's an individual sport; you want to do well for yourself.
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I don't want to be someone else.
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I want to lay all my cards out on the table and walk away with no regrets.
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I should have a better CV, and that's knocked me into believing that I have to grab these opportunities while I can.
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I can't be disappointed with my first gold in a senior championship, and to score 5000 points, which only one other woman, the world record holder, has got over, I am satisfied.
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I've been training quite hard.
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Obviously, when you're up against somebody you don't like there's extra motivation, but I don't think any person going for an Olympic gold is going to put friendship first.
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Maybe I'm the kind of athlete who absorbs the atmosphere instead of trying to block it out.
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This is my job. I just wake up, and I train.
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I always have a book that I write during competition. I need it with me, just to read back and reflect and look forward. If I'm feeling anxious, it helps me.
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For me, I can't see Liverpool without him because he's just been there since I was a kid. I had him on the back of my shirt. He's always been on the team every time I've watched Liverpool. It's going to be really weird next season, a Steven Gerrard-less Liverpool side.
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When there was a fight in school, because I was the tall one, the teachers would say, 'I know you were there. I could see you.'
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If something is mine, then I want to keep it.
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In boxing, it's one fight, so it's easier to build up rivalries, but everyone's got huge respect for each other.
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I can't change my personality. I'll always smile, but I'll be more focused.
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In 2012, I was over the moon to be there, especially as it was our home Olympics. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I just wanted to take everything in.
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You can exercise anytime, anywhere. It doesn't have to be the gym.
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Every international meeting or championship I do, I can cope a lot better because I can say I did the 100 m. hurdles, opened up the athletics at an Olympic Games in front of a home crowd, 80,000 people.
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It's what happens in other major championships - I just lose my head a little bit.
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That people believe I can be Olympic champ, it just spurs me on.
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I don't do athletics for any other reason than achieving certain distances, certain titles and goals in my head.
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I'm in awe of any Olympic champion, for sure.
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I think I rely on my talent more than my brain sometimes.