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

There is an awful lot of pressure on me.

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.

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

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

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

I know how it feels to lose.

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

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.

I go into every fight trying to win as easy as I can.

Age is a chronological number. That's all. There is plenty of time for my life afterwards. I'm still a young woman.

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

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

I don't feel much pressure at all. I have great family support, and they take a lot of pressure off me. They help to control media and public interest.

I can definitely box on the front foot as well as the back foot. I don't think that's really an issue.

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

There have been a lot of challenges over the years that I have overcome.

The pressure was huge going into London, definitely.

It's always tough to stay at the top for so long.

It's such a shame, really, because we were known for our country of saints and scholars, and we grew up with such a great tradition with St. Patrick, and he is the one who brought Christianity to Ireland, and we celebrate St. Patrick's day every single year, but there's very few practising Catholics or practising Christians.

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

Mental strength is something you either have or you haven't.

Anything other than a gold medal will be disappointing.

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

After I came back from London with a gold medal, my focus straight away was to defend it four years on.

I always come into these competitions hoping to come away with a gold medal. I won't relax until I have the gold medal around my neck.

I can enjoy myself and express myself in the ring.

It's important to have a healthy balanced diet but not to get too bogged down about it. It's important to enjoy your food, too.

Going to the cinema or a meal can be difficult, with people asking for pictures or autographs.

Don't call me famous, but it's hard to be out with my friends now.

It's great for my confidence getting a letter saying 'All I want from life, Katie, is you and health.'

I would have loved to have met Roger Federer.

I never went through an easy fight. Every fight has been hard fought.

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

Life is too short to hold regrets. Once it's done, you cannot regret it.

Roles are extremely finite, but human beings are infinite.

Terrorism is not a sign of courage. It means cowardice.

I find award functions laughable. To me, it is just like an extension of a college annual day function.

I thought running around trees is a gardener's job and not an actor's. However, if the script demands that I run around trees, well, you never know.

I have no issues if audiences don't like a film or a performance, and the film doesn't do well. My problem is when they say that the film was good and performances were excellent, but the film didn't run. I have a problem when that happens.

You have got to dig deep into your own spectrum while playing a character. If I am playing evil, believe me, I am bringing out the evil from within me.

For me, making time for God is like making time to fill my stomach - like the physical space in the stomach needs food, spiritual space in one's soul needs regular prayer.

I can't look at the mirror beyond two minutes. I don't know what to look at. What is the point of looking at yourself? You can't change your face.

In real life, I don't cry too easily. I go numb.

There are things apart from films that inspire me. I play a lot of sports and love it. It is the only field where you can't become a star without actual performance.

A simple love story can be made into an interesting film if the film-maker can think differently.

I've worked with a lot of people who have a lot of integrity towards cinema.

I feel the dams of emotions open up more easily when one is acting.

I was constantly on stage in school, and even while I was pursuing my MBA, I knew that I wanted to eventually become an actor.

See, our country has certain problems. Certain psychological problems. We are dynasty lovers. We love the fact that this guy comes from this family and we start giving them concessions.