No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes mark olympic pressure
When there was a fight in school, because I was the tall one, the teachers would say, 'I know you were there. I could see you.' Katarina Johnson-Thompson fightschooltall Change image and share on social
When it comes to peaking at the right time, I have to thank my coach Mike Holmes: he is a genius. Katarina Johnson-Thompson coachgeniusholmes Change image and share on social
As a Liverpool fan, I'm an eternal optimist because of what we did in Istanbul in 2005. Katarina Johnson-Thompson eternalfanistanbul Change image and share on social
Out of the thousand writers huffing and puffing through movieland, there are scarcely fifty men and women of wit and talent... Yet, in a curious way, there is not much difference between the product of a good writer and a bad one. They both have to toe the same mark. Ben Hecht badcuriousdifference share on social
I think that there's something extremely beautiful about the Olympic ideal and its motto - 'Swifter, higher, stronger' - it's such a beautiful motto, and it celebrates everything which is the antithesis of death and dissolution and entropy. Chris Cleave antithesisbeautifulcelebrate share on social
There's always pressure on the second album - this one has to be the big one. Niall Horan albumbigpressure Change image and share on social