50 Quotes by Jessica Ennis-Hill

I do watch what I eat but I've got a real sweet tooth.

After my first day of competition I put on compression socks. They help me recover for the next day.

My idea of beauty is somebody that doesn't have to try too much, someone who is effortless and fresh.

I want to experience that massive adrenalin rush when you step into a new stadium, all the more so when that Olympic Stadium is packed full of people waving British flags.

Things have changed so much, with Facebook and Twitter. Everyone is so much more accessible these days: no British athlete has ever experienced what we are experiencing now. It's such a unique situation with the home Olympics.

I've always said that you're obviously doing something right if you have got pressure on you.

I started training again four months after giving birth, and it was strange not to be fully in control - I'm so used to my body performing at a certain level, but it wasn't. I was like, 'Oh, man, can we go back to where we were, please?'

With athletics, you put all that training in for only two major championships a year and the Olympics every four years. So when you get on top of the podium, it is relief and excitement and... Oh! it has all been worthwhile... the hard work, the sacrifices.

It's really important for me to look good before a race. I definitely think if I feel I look good, it makes me feel more confident.