98 Quotes by Katarina Johnson-Thompson

I used to keep injuries to myself. It would just make it worse and worse. Now I'm having none of that.

I'm going to trust my instincts when something's wrong.

The heptathlon is made up of seven events, and people have strengths and weaknesses.

I'm trying my best.

They're just my weaknesses. Everyone is just constantly talking to me about it. It doesn't help.

You don't have to be a bodybuilder to have strength in your muscles.

I actually hated dancing. My mum used to have to bribe me to go by buying me things. A year before I stopped going, I was going to go for an audition with the Royal Ballet. It turned out I was a year too young. Because I was tall, they thought I was older. But before I had the chance to go back, I quit.

My mum was a dancer. She would tour the world with a group, and she had me in a dance class when I was still in a nappy. They told her to come back when I could walk.

At primary school, it was always me and this other girl, Lauren, who would fight over who was the fastest every year. I was quicker, but for some reason, she always got the glory leg in the relay team. That used to annoy me.