Muhammad Ali meant everything to me. He inspired me to box after watching re-runs of him winning a gold medal in the Olympics and being a world champion. Nicola Adams aliboxchampion Change image and share on social
Women boxers prefer to focus on the win rather than the bravado. We've come a long way. In the '90s, you only ever saw women parading in heels and a bikini holding a scorecard. Now we're owning it; we should get some male models in Speedos to do the ring walk. Nicola Adams 90sbikiniboxer share on social
I want to be the European, Olympic, Commonwealth and world champion. I want the full set. Nicola Adams championcommonwealtheuropean Change image and share on social
One girl said when I won my gold that was what inspired her to do boxing. She was only 12, and that is the same age I was when I first started. Nicola Adams ageboxgirl Change image and share on social
It isn't just sports people that need someone to look up to - everyone needs that: LGBT people, the general public. To be honest, it's nice to feel that I can inspire so many people in so many areas of public life. Nicola Adams areafeelgeneral share on social
There is so much to learn from boxing, you can never have learnt everything; anybody who says they know it all is lying. You can't - there is always something new to learn. Nicola Adams boxlearnlie Change image and share on social
I'm good at clearing things out. If I haven't worn something for a while, I'll give it away to charity. Nicola Adams charitycleargive Change image and share on social
Everybody wants that spot: everybody wants to beat Nicola Adams. Everybody wants to be the Olympic champion; everybody wants to beat the Olympic champion. It's made me train that much harder and stay that much more focused. I guess, in a way, I've got them to thank for keeping me motivated and focused on the job I need to do. Nicola Adams adambeatchampion share on social
I went into boxing, and I'm bisexual, and I still achieved and performed at the highest level, and I came away with gold and made history, so with that said, anything is possible. Nicola Adams achievebisexualbox Change image and share on social