Nicola Adams

You can have someone younger, faster, but if you have got that experience and that ring craft, you can do anything in…

— Nicola Adams

I wouldn't call myself a feminist. I am just me. I like boxing and acting and doing my charity work.

— 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…

— Nicola Adams

I'm like a 'comeback kid' - you can't keep me down for long!

— Nicola Adams

If I've got an event coming up, I might buy myself a new suit. I prefer wearing suits to dresses - I…

— 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…

— Nicola Adams

Anger is an unnecessary emotion. Loads of stuff in life can trigger it, but what matters is how you react. I choose…

— 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.'

— 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…

— Nicola Adams

As a kid, I was always picky about food; if it didn't 'look right,' I wouldn't eat it.

— Nicola Adams

It isn't just sports people that need someone to look up to - everyone needs that: LGBT people, the general public. To…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Nicola Adams

I love shopping, but I only really have time to do it online.

— Nicola Adams

Nothing ever stops me smiling, apart from getting beat in the ring.

— Nicola Adams

I think the more people that feel comfortable in their own skin and feel happy that they can come out and know…

— Nicola Adams

Everyone is beatable on the right day.

— Nicola Adams

Yes, I'm always keeping my eye on trends and designers. With certain favourites, I can tell you what season an item of…

— Nicola Adams

My family and friends are the only people I pay mind to. It's none of my business what anyone else thinks. I…

— Nicola Adams

I want to be the European, Olympic, Commonwealth and world champion. I want the full set.

— Nicola Adams

My mum did really well raising me and my brother by herself. I know it was a struggle, and even from a…

— Nicola Adams

When The Queen invited the Olympians to the Palace, I was first in line to speak to her. She said she watched…

— Nicola Adams

It is really important that we get more women doing exercise and being active, and those that have taken up boxing or…

— Nicola Adams

I would be more wary of boxing a pretty boxer than I would one that looks like they have been bashed up…

— Nicola Adams