Well done Katie, you have been great to us

I myself dont believe in god but these are just my beliefs & im not arrogant enough to say my beliefs are right & some elses are wrong. Katie Taylor is a great athlete & thankfully Irish. She draws a lot of strength from god as she believes in his existance. If for some reason this strenghtens her ability I sure wont be the one dictating to her about her own beliefs & maybe shes right maybe there is god after all. I dont believe there is but i have been wrong before i voted ff. FFS if this girl wants to thank god she has that right & i for one would like to thank this courageous talented & very honest young lady for giving me some hope for the future thank god even if he is not my god.

Well done Katie! You’re a fantastic sportsperson and deserve everybit of the success .. Your beliefs are your beliefs and I respect them.. If it helps you be the best you can be then good for you..

She could thank the leprechauns at the end of her garden for all i care. If she finds extra mental strength from that so be it. Well done katie and keep believing in whatever gets you through.

She could be thanking the flying spaghetti monster for all I care, We have another Irish olympian.

Straying way off the point, we have a great medal hope in this young lady.
Well done Katie you’re an ambassador for your sport and for Ireland.

I’ve said this before. why the hell do people on here have such an issue with others believing in God. It’s not up to us to slate others beliefs. Fair play to Katie and the very best of luck to the girl. She had done fantastic and has made her country very proud . And is a great inspiration to up and coming sports persons in this country. If that girl thinks that god helped her to where she is today then so be it. everyone has their own beliefs and I wouldn’t dream of forcing mine down someone’s neck or go out of my way to disprove someone else’s. Well done girl!

This thread has turned in to a bit of a knob head fest.

Do *not* mock what she believes. You might disagree, you might think she’s cloud cookoo, but she has every right to believe if she wants.

Judge her on her actions, not what she believes.

She’s a Christian, it behooves us to respect her views, especially since they in no way detract from her actual performance. She’s a remarkable young woman. Well done Katie.

Its her beliefs and anyone on here wanting to comment on them, well who cares who or what she believes in. Typical of some, knock someone for something they believe in rather than what she has achieved

Here we go with the atheist’s again, who cares less if she has a bit of faith, fair play Katie, best of luck in London

Boxing is a marvellous sport and Katie is one of our greatest and most dignified sportspeople.
She is somebody that deserves the greatest admiration and respect, unqualified by whether or not she holds fast to beliefs not cherished or respected by a few, or more than a few.

No, but her brother is a scientist with a PhD in black hole physics (lectured me in college). No lack of open minded thinking in the family. So less of the snide remarks about her religious beliefs folks please!

It’s an expression. Take “God” to mean the best of what’s in the human heart and it’s quite acceptable.

“In a dark confused world, the Kingdom of God may yet reign in the hearts of mankind.” Martin Luther King

Best of luck Katie. Hope you get the gold.

Who cares if she believes in God or not? . Journalists just looking for a topical angle. Fair play to her and a great shot at Irish gold in London.

Wow if there was a debate like this everytime an athlete thanked god after a success.

it’s Katies day let her praise God and give him the glory if she wants! i for one am so happy for her and will continue to pray for her :D she is a fantastic example and role model for Ireland, boxing, and our young people! she is a true Christian and has every right to let people know, there would be less of a lynch mob if she murdered someone and that’s a fact, anyone who doesn’t have something positive to say on such a great day may be happier to comment somewhere else certain:)

It saddens me that this site has run a second article to focus on her religious beliefs, full in the knowledge of the comments it would attract.

This only serves to undermine her qualification.

She’s a wonderful athlete and her words show absolute humility in that she can only see the help of those around her and not her own work. If only more athletes were that humble.

Her religious beliefs should not be subject to public scrutiny.

This site should probably delete this article and incorporate her comments into the article of her win.

Well done The Journal. As with the Fabrice Muamba story a few weeks ago you take a reference to God from a lengthy response and stick in your headline so you can instigate some more anti-theist comments.

Childish headline by the journal tbh. You’d be lying if you claimed you didn’t think using that particular quote for this good news would stir yawn inducing arguments in the comments section.

Conor, drop everything and make your way to the nearest aid agency, where you might offer your services.
The courage of your convictions will carry you as far as Katie’s has.
Talk is cheap.

I’m an aetheist, just don’t tell my Mammy!

a great Irish champion has qualified to compete on the greatest stage for amateur athletes, I am thrilled that someone with such dedication, skill and courage of conviction is going to represent our country. she may draw her strength from a different well than some of us, but her success is a source of pride to us all.

why do non believers of God get so bothered about stuff like this? plus if you don’t believe in a God what’s your point in life? just wondering

Ignoring the god issue, has anybody noticed how rounded Katie’s shoulders are?
For many boxers, the anterior muscles of the shoulder tend to get tight. When tight, the anterior muscles of the shoulder contribute to rounding of the shoulders. Conversely, the posterior muscles of the shoulder, tend to get weak and long.
This phenomenon is known as upper cross syndrome. Having this muscular imbalance syndrome can lead to things such as nerve impingements in the shoulder, winged scapula, damage to the glenohumeral capsule, headaches, and pain in the acromioclavicular joint.

I hope someone points this out to her and that she gets the appropriate attention before she does any permanent damage.

As an old war veteran once said “there are no atheists in foxholes” !!!

She is a boxer not a scientist! Loads of people were indoctrinated as children. It’s hard to get out of this brain washing!

Reminds me of Andre Agassi’s book where he refers to Chang’s constant reference’s to God after his victories.Agassi considered it ridiculous that God would be inclined to choose one athlete or person over another..im inclined to agree with him.Fair play to Katie,she should give herself more credit,thats all.

Ciara, don’t be mean to YFG David. When David stacks the shelves in Superquinn he says to himself, “Someday all this will be mine…” ;)

The question is why did God not let Michaela Lacatus’ neck heal? What’s he got against Romanians!

When Katie references god she speaks of the inherent spirituality of the Celtic gods. They are omnipresent in all of us. They support us always.

You all better believe her or she’ll box the head off you!!!!!

No Katie – You have been good to yourself, because you worked hard and you earned all of your success. Stop giving it away to a fictional character. You deserve better. All the best in the Olympics.

Have to agree with the sky wizard comment. There is nothing worse than celebrities/sports people thanking god every time a microphone is thrust in their face. I’m a huge Katie Taylor fan but let’s get real here, anybody with half a brain knows god is completely man made.

What, you’re blaming the message and the medium as well?
Very Irish.
It’s hardly journal’s fault if there are a load of heads out there perched on the hair trigger of a crucifix nailgun, eh?

God is fiction, made up for means of controlling the masses…but if someone wants to believe well that’s there business….ignorance is bliss after all

Morons arguing over a made up deity! The girl has qualified to represent her country at the highest possible level. No one religious belies is more valid than another. When god pays the mortgage, then head out knocking on doors ranting on about it. Until then…it’s a sports story, that’s the topic…and we should be proud. She is after all real!

wish athletes would stop wasting gods time, he needs to spend some time on the thousand children that die of starvation an hour. curious he can’t multitask.

Ha ha!