I was watching ‘Deal or No Deal’ on YouTube recently, and I bawled when the contestant won รด?250,000. I think I just like watching people achieve their dreams. – Katarina Johnson-Thompson
There will be mental worries with the long jump before Rio, but I know I can get through it. It’s just getting my confidence back. I know I have a big jump in me. – Katarina Johnson-Thompson
I’ve always known that Rio and Tokyo are my two Olympics. Now that Rio hasn’t gone to plan, Tokyo has to work, and I’m more motivated than ever. – Katarina Johnson-Thompson
I always have a book that I write during competition. I need it with me, just to read back and reflect and look forward. If I’m feeling anxious, it helps me. – Katarina Johnson-Thompson
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
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
For a long time, I thought it was all down to dedication, hard work, and visualising doing well – that worked for a bit, but then it stopped. I’ve realised you have to be more practical and mature to make things actually happen. – Katarina Johnson-Thompson
I’ve always looked at 2016, but 2020 is realistic for me. I’ll be 23 in 2016, but if I keep on progressing, hopefully 2016 will be a medal chance as well for me. – Katarina Johnson-Thompson
I can handle coming fifth as long as I know I’ve given my all out there and have no regrets. – Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Thankfully, I found athletics. My mum didn’t like it at first, but the funny thing is that, now, she’s the biggest athletics fan out there. She’s a real expert, and she’s got all the heptathlon books. – Katarina Johnson-Thompson
