25 Nicola Adams Quotes for You to Enjoy

Nicola Adams

English Athlete

Born: Oct 26, 1982

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

Me You Comeback Long Down Kid Like Keep

Boxing is like chess. You encourage your opponent to make mistakes so you can capitalise on it. People think you get in the ring and see the red mist, but it's not about aggression. Avoiding getting knocked out is tactical. Nicola Adams

When I look back, I only do so to see what I've done in my past - my gold medals and the Championships that I've won. Really, I just look to the future and hopefully winning even more. Nicola Adams

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No one's ever really cared about me being bisexual, and I only came out because I had always been out; it's just the general public didn't know. I'm quite fearless. I'm like, 'Let's just go out there and do this and see what happens.' Nicola Adams

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I would be more wary of boxing a pretty boxer than I would one that looks like they have been bashed up a bit because the pretty boxer obviously doesn't get hit - so that means they must be quite good! Nicola Adams

It is really important that we get more women doing exercise and being active, and those that have taken up boxing or boxing training will definitely find that it has a really positive impact on their health, fitness and well-being. Nicola Adams

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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

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

History Made Bisexual Possible Highest Highest Level Performed Boxing Said Still Came Achieved Gold Anything Anything Is Possible Away Level

I think the more people that feel comfortable in their own skin and feel happy that they can come out and know that it's not going to affect their job or moving up in their career is the way forward. Just making people feel happy and comfortable in their own job and in their sport. Nicola Adams

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

Champion World Want Commonwealth Full European World Champion Olympic Set

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

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

You Women Win Walk Focus Long Holding Saw Way Ring Some Rather Only Long Way Come Boxers Male Than Get Models Bravado Owning Prefer Heels Bikini Should Now Ever

My mum did really well raising me and my brother by herself. I know it was a struggle, and even from a young age, when I was boxing, it was always to make my mother proud. Nicola Adams

Me Struggle Age Mother Young Herself Brother Know Well Make Boxing Always Proud Did Young Age Really Even Mum Raising

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

You Experience Faster Ring Someone Got Craft Anything Younger

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 up to me in the frozen food aisle, and that was it. I was mobbed, and I had to leave my shopping. Now, I either shop online or go very late at night when the supermarket's nearly empty. Nicola Adams

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Yes, I'm always keeping my eye on trends and designers. With certain favourites, I can tell you what season an item of clothing is from. I've been to a few catwalk shows, and I love seeing how the clothes look on a person. Nicola Adams

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

Food Kid Eat About Picky Look Always Right

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

Me Nothing Ring Beat Smiling Getting Stops Apart Ever

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

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