Katarina Johnson-Thompson

When there was a fight in school, because I was the tall one, the teachers would say, 'I know you were there. I could see you.'

As a Liverpool fan, I'm an eternal optimist because of what we did in Istanbul in 2005.

When it comes to peaking at the right time, I have to thank my coach Mike Holmes: he is a genius.

A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

I've never been in a competition before, and I said I'm going to go. I think - I just love to sing.