--- title: "1 Winning Gold Quotes By Nicola Adams" description: "1 Winning Gold quotes by Nicola Adams. Plus more from Nicola Adams and more Winning Gold sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ac/nicola-adams-14826_champion_muhammad-ali-meant-everything-to-me-he-i_2895549.jpg" --- > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/muhammad-ali-meant-everything-to-me-he-inspired-me-to-box-after/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ac/nicola-adams-14826_champion_muhammad-ali-meant-everything-to-me-he-i_2895549.jpg) ## More by Nicola Adams > [You can have someone younger, faster, but if you have got that experience and that ring craft, you can do anything in that ring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/you-can-have-someone-younger-faster-but-if-you-have-got-that/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [I wouldn't call myself a feminist. I am just me. I like boxing and acting and doing my charity work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/i-wouldn-t-call-myself-a-feminist-i-am-just-me-i-like-boxing-and/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [I only went into a gym by accident. My mum couldn't get a babysitter and wanted to do aerobics, so she took me and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/i-only-went-into-a-gym-by-accident-my-mum-couldn-t-get-a-babysitter/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [I'm like a 'comeback kid' - you can't keep me down for long!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/i-m-like-a-comeback-kid-you-can-t-keep-me-down-for-long/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [If I've got an event coming up, I might buy myself a new suit. I prefer wearing suits to dresses - I reckon I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/if-i-ve-got-an-event-coming-up-i-might-buy-myself-a-new-suit-i-prefer/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [Sometimes my brain is saying, 'Go wild on food,' and I'll want to pig out, but I'll tell myself, 'No.' You either want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/sometimes-my-brain-is-saying-go-wild-on-food-and-i-ll-want-to-pig-out/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [Anger is an unnecessary emotion. Loads of stuff in life can trigger it, but what matters is how you react. I choose not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/anger-is-an-unnecessary-emotion-loads-of-stuff-in-life-can-trigger-it/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [Our boxing is not like the men's. It's more thoughtful, more technical. It's not just, 'Get in there and hurt someone.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/our-boxing-is-not-like-the-men-s-it-s-more-thoughtful-more-technical/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [A couple of weeks after the Olympics, I thought I'd pop down to my local supermarket and do some grocery shopping. One person came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/a-couple-of-weeks-after-the-olympics-i-thought-i-d-pop-down-to-my/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [As a kid, I was always picky about food; if it didn't 'look right,' I wouldn't eat it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/as-a-kid-i-was-always-picky-about-food-if-it-didn-t-look-right-i/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [It isn't just sports people that need someone to look up to - everyone needs that: LGBT people, the general public. To be honest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/it-isn-t-just-sports-people-that-need-someone-to-look-up-to-everyone/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/women-boxers-prefer-to-focus-on-the-win-rather-than-the-bravado-we-ve/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/i-went-into-boxing-and-i-m-bisexual-and-i-still-achieved-and/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [Spiders keep me awake at night. If I see one that's too big to get under a glass, there will be big problems. I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/spiders-keep-me-awake-at-night-if-i-see-one-that-s-too-big-to-get/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) > [I love shopping, but I only really have time to do it online.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicola-adams/i-love-shopping-but-i-only-really-have-time-to-do-it-online/) [Nicola Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicola-adams/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/winning-gold/nicola-adams/#itemlist", "name": "1 Winning Gold Quotes By Nicola Adams", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Muhammad Ali meant everything to me. 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