I was one of those girls in class who always had her hair in plaits, was always with the boys, always playing football in the street. Katarina Johnson-Thompson boyclassfootball Change image and share on social
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. Katarina Johnson-Thompson annoyfastfight share on social
It's a huge step up from the European Indoors to then being a gold medallist at the World Championships. Katarina Johnson-Thompson championshipeuropeangold Change image and share on social
There's a big debate whether pentathlon or heptathlon is harder: five events in one day or seven in two. Katarina Johnson-Thompson bigdaydebate Change image and share on social
My granddad used to mind me at weekends, and if the game was on, and you wanted to get across the room, you had to crawl under the TV. So I've always been a Liverpool fan, and meeting Steven Gerrard was massive for me. He knew who I was before we'd even said hello! Katarina Johnson-Thompson crawlfangame share on social
That people believe I can be Olympic champ, it just spurs me on. Katarina Johnson-Thompson champolympicpeople Change image and share on social
This is my job. I just wake up, and I train. Katarina Johnson-Thompson jobtrainwake Change image and share on social
I'm in awe of any Olympic champion, for sure. Katarina Johnson-Thompson awechampionolympic Change image and share on social
If something is mine, then I want to keep it. Katarina Johnson-Thompson mine Change image and share on social
I'm training once a day, four days a week, and just loving life. Katarina Johnson-Thompson daylifelove Change image and share on social
