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Jun 4, 2021 · In an interview conducted with The Guardian in 2017, Nicola said that she ‘jumped in front of my mum and tried to protect her with a plastic sword’ as she ‘thought I could keep my dad away’.
- Sabrina Barr
Aug 9, 2012 · Adams found boxing by chance when her parents separated and her mother took 12-year-old Adams to the gym with her younger brother, Kurtis, and she was her daughter discovered the ring.
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- Paving The Way
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- Nicola’s Tips Got A Champion Mindset
‘It’s easy to achieve goals when almost every time you step into the ring you’re making history. It’s nice to think that even long after I’m gone, that history is still going to be there,’ says Nicola, who moved from amateur boxing to the more lucrative professional game earlier this year, fighting under the name The Lioness. Her decision to sign w...
She began practising visualisation – a technique that uses positive mental images to make things happen – long before sports psychologists recommended it as a tool for success. As a young girl, before female boxing was an Olympic sport, Nicola pledged to her mother that she would one day win a gold medal boxing at the Olympics. ‘Victory is as much ...
It’s a fairytale ending for the girl raised on a council estate by parents Dee and Innocent, who argued so intensely that Nicola recalls, around the age of four, jumping in front of her mum wielding a plastic sword to keep her father away. They divorced when Nicola was 11, after she had spent three years begging her mother to leave. How did a child...
Nicola, who can squat an impressive 90kg, is proud to be one of Britain’s most influential role models. After her 2012 glory, there was a 50% increase in women taking part in boxing. ‘It’s an honour to think that I can inspire kids to get involved in sport, and I definitely like promoting a strong, muscular body. Skinny doesn’t always mean you’re h...
‘When I’m training for a fight, my diet is strict. I cut out all my cakes and the chicken and waffles because I’ve got to keep my weight down. I pretty much only eat chicken, steak and vegetables, and I don’t drink any alcohol until after I compete.’ Other than diet and fitness, what’s her best tip for maintaining a healthy body? ‘Drink lots of wat...
DIET Food affects your mood as well as your weight. If you eat something that’s full of sugar, at some point that sugar will wear off and you’ll crash. Eat nutritious foods like bananas. They contain a protein that converts into serotonin, which makes you feel happy and in control. COURAGE To be confident in front of other people, you’ve got to hav...
- Gemma Calvert
Nicola Virginia Adams OBE (born 26 October 1982) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2017 to 2019. She retired with an undefeated record and held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) female flyweight title in 2019.
Oct 12, 2023 · Her forthrightness about her sexuality, coupled with her continued support for LGBTQ+ rights, marks her as a beacon in the ongoing fight for equality. Furthermore, her voice has been instrumental in highlighting the gender disparities within sports.
May 6, 2017 · In an excerpt from her book quoted by the Guardian, Adams said: 'I just wanted to get between them, so I jumped in front of my mum and tried to protect her with a plastic sword. I thought I...
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Nicola Adams knew exactly where she was heading from the age of 13. After going to the local gym in Leeds with her mum to get fit, Adams was soon in a boxing session and discovered her love for the noble art.
