Obviously, when you're up against somebody you don't like there's extra motivation, but I don't think any person going for an Olympic gold is going to put friendship first. Katarina Johnson-Thompson extrafriendshipgold Change image and share on social
You can be in the shape of your life, and then injury strikes. So you have to grab your opportunities. Katarina Johnson-Thompson grabinjurylife Change image and share on social
If you saw pictures of me as a kid, you'd laugh because I was always in football kit. Katarina Johnson-Thompson footballkidkit Change image and share on social
Record-breaking is not getting boring. I am definitely happy with that. Katarina Johnson-Thompson borebreakhappy Change image and share on social
My goal is definitely a gold medal still in Rio. Katarina Johnson-Thompson goalgoldmedal Change image and share on social
An example of my average week would be the gym on Monday; Tuesday will be a technical session. I practice running and high jump on Thursday and then have another technical session at the weekend. Katarina Johnson-Thompson averagegymhigh Change image and share on social
I remember going down the tunnel into the Olympic Stadium and getting a glimpse of all the people and hearing all the noise, all the people shouting for us. I'd seen Usain Bolt on the warm-up track, and then, as I walked into the stadium, I sort of realised how big it was! Katarina Johnson-Thompson bigboltglimpse 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
In 2012, I was over the moon to be there, especially as it was our home Olympics. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I just wanted to take everything in. Katarina Johnson-Thompson experiencehomelifetime 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
