English - Athlete | January 9, 1993 -
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.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
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The heptathlon is made up of seven events, and people have strengths and weaknesses.
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I'm trying my best.
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They're just my weaknesses. Everyone is just constantly talking to me about it. It doesn't help.
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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.
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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.
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I don't do athletics for any other reason than achieving certain distances, certain titles and goals in my head.
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This is my job. I just wake up, and I train.
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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.
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There's a big debate whether pentathlon or heptathlon is harder: five events in one day or seven in two.
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It's a huge step up from the European Indoor Championships to being world outdoor gold medallist.
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London 2012 was the biggest thing I will probably ever do, but I didn't realise it at the time!
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