For me, I can't see Liverpool without him because he's just been there since I was a kid. I had him on the back of my shirt. He's always been on the team every time I've watched Liverpool. It's going to be really weird next season, a Steven Gerrard-less Liverpool side.
— Katarina Johnson-Thompson
It's a huge step up from the European Indoor Championships to being world outdoor gold medallist.
I was one of those girls in class who always had her hair in plaits, was always with the boys, always playing football in the street.
At primary school, it was always me and this other girl, Lauren, who would fight over who was the fastest every year. I was quicker, but for some reason, she always got the glory leg in the relay team. That used to annoy me.
You don't have to be a bodybuilder to have strength in your muscles.
The heptathlon is made up of seven events, and people have strengths and weaknesses.
I'm going to trust my instincts when something's wrong.
I want to lay all my cards out on the table and walk away with no regrets.
You don't not want to beat somebody because you're friends with them.
In boxing, it's one fight, so it's easier to build up rivalries, but everyone's got huge respect for each other.
I've always believed in myself, and it's such a long competition over two days, you can't worry about what anyone else is doing.
As soon as I could talk, I chose shorts to wear.
When I was a kid, I always had my hair in two plaits. But for dancing, I had to have it in a bun because I did ballet.
We are all trying to achieve our dreams.
When you see all the medals won by Team GB, you can just see how much it means to each and every athlete, so it just feel like it's a little bit of a missed opportunity - but I'm only 23. I have just got to get on now and keep going.
I am going to Rio with a chance of a medal.
I can handle coming fifth as long as I know I've given my all out there and have no regrets.
I remember going down the tunnel into the Olympic Stadium and getting a glimpse of all the people and hearing all the noise, all the people shouting for us. I'd seen Usain Bolt on the warm-up track, and then, as I walked into the stadium, I sort of realised how big it was!
There's a big debate whether pentathlon or heptathlon is harder: five events in one day or seven in two.
This is my job. I just wake up, and I train.
My mum was a dancer. She would tour the world with a group, and she had me in a dance class when I was still in a nappy. They told her to come back when I could walk.
They're just my weaknesses. Everyone is just constantly talking to me about it. It doesn't help.
It's crazy because it's a British record and a personal best, but I wanted that 2 m. I cleared the 1.97 m. first attempt with space, so I think I could have done a little better.
I used to keep injuries to myself. It would just make it worse and worse. Now I'm having none of that.
Obviously, when you're up against somebody you don't like there's extra motivation, but I don't think any person going for an Olympic gold is going to put friendship first.
I've always followed this page on Instagram called the Sausage Dog Hotel.
Getting rid of all the world records would be a bit of a radical move.
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.
Mum is the girliest of them all, but she ended up with me, the tomboy.
It's what happens in other major championships - I just lose my head a little bit.
As a Liverpool fan, I'm an eternal optimist because of what we did in Istanbul in 2005.
I always said I wanted an Olympic medal. It's the pinnacle of any athlete's career.
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.
It's inspiring for me to know that you've got to step up your game.
London 2012 was the biggest thing I will probably ever do, but I didn't realise it at the time!
It was just me and my mum growing up, and my mum's always said that's why I'm so mature. We were best friends, and if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't even have started athletics, because she wanted me to have a hobby.
I don't do athletics for any other reason than achieving certain distances, certain titles and goals in my head.
I actually hated dancing. My mum used to have to bribe me to go by buying me things. A year before I stopped going, I was going to go for an audition with the Royal Ballet. It turned out I was a year too young. Because I was tall, they thought I was older. But before I had the chance to go back, I quit.
I'm trying my best.
Every international meeting or championship I do, I can cope a lot better because I can say I did the 100 m. hurdles, opened up the athletics at an Olympic Games in front of a home crowd, 80,000 people.
I think I've slayed my long jump demons.
It's an individual sport; you want to do well for yourself.
It's impossible in heptathlon to have a proper rivalry - you're spending two days together and seven events and dedicate your life to it. It's like a marathon: two days of mental and physical exhaustion.
If I can put it together, I've got an opportunity to win.
My goal is definitely a gold medal still in Rio.
I used to play football with a load of lads, and I would be like a secret agent going out with a hat on so they wouldn't see my hair in a bun.
It's very easy to run a good 200 m. after an appalling shot put.
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.
I've got so many big gains to make in the javelin and the shot put. I know I'm not going to be winning the field in those events, but I need to do myself justice.
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.
