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. – Katie Taylor
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. – Katie Taylor
The thing with professional boxing is you have to have the right promoter and the right fights. It is a cut-throat business. – Katie Taylor
It doesn’t matter who other people are saying the favourite is; I’m still going in to win the gold medal. – Katie Taylor
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. – Katie Taylor
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. – Katie Taylor
I can definitely box on the front foot as well as the back foot. I don’t think that’s really an issue. – Katie Taylor
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. – Katie Taylor
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. – Katie Taylor
I’ve boxed many people in their own backyard plenty of times – in China, I boxed a Chinese girl in the final of the world championships, and I’ve boxed Russians before in their home nation as well. – Katie Taylor
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. – Katie Taylor
I’ve had losses in my career before, and I’ve always come back stronger from those losses. – Katie Taylor
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. – Katie Taylor
It’s so true: the fight is won or lost in the gym, and those words really stuck with me throughout my career. – Katie Taylor
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. – Katie Taylor
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. – Katie Taylor
When I have a few weeks off, I catch up with my friends, but after a week or so, I just can’t wait to get back in to the boxing club and start training. – Katie Taylor
I wouldn’t really call myself a feminist. I obviously want equality and equal opportunities to the men. – Katie Taylor
We do the weigh-in, then go for a walk, then have breakfast, then I listen to worship songs on my iPod because I’m a Christian. I always read the same Bible verses, too. We do the same warm-up a lot of the time as well. But, I have no superstitions before a fight. – Katie Taylor
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. – Katie Taylor