Quotes by Katie Taylor

Im 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.

People need to get out and do some more exercise, especially children who are stuck inside with computers.

Dont call me famous, but its hard to be out with my friends now.

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

Definitely, theres a lot of strength in depth in my division.

Mental strength is something you either have or you havent.

I wouldnt really call myself a feminist. I obviously want equality and equal opportunities to the men.

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

My training diet can be quite strict when Im coming up to competition; its a weight-making sport, of course. But I eat quite healthily anyway, and its less strict when out of competition.

Theres 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, its the way you have to look.

People say, You will be 30 years old; youre too old. Youll get your nose broke, say dads a pushy dad. You hear stupid things and put them out of your mind.