Bradley Wiggins Quotes

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Bradley Wiggins

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 28, 1980

In my eyes, I will never be up there with the Sir Steve Redgraves and the Sir Chris Hoys of this world. It's not something that drives me; I just enjoy going to the Olympic Games. Just to be mentioned in the same breath as those people is an honour for me. I don't ever think about those kind of things.

Bradley Wiggins

You speak to the press at the Tour every day, but most often in a negative sense. Ninety per cent of the questions you are asked in the post-race press conferences are challenging or provocative, so you have to justify yourself; you have to try to give the right answers about every topic across the board.

Bradley Wiggins

Wives are around a lot longer than your sporting years.

Bradley Wiggins

People always push the boundaries, especially when the rewards are so high financially.

Bradley Wiggins

The 2012 Olympics is a fantastic incentive for everyone to help leave a sporting legacy and show that Britain is truly a great sporting nation.

Bradley Wiggins

I always compare myself to the best.

Bradley Wiggins

I began cycling round the Serpentine because it was the only closed route in London where I could ride traffic-free.

Bradley Wiggins

One of my all-time favourite guitarists is, in fact, a bassist - John Entwistle from The Who. He's one of my all-time favourites, the way he kind of expanded. I mean, he could have been a lead guitarist and been one of the best guitarists in the world. He wasn't even bass player; he was a bass guitarist, and he took the bass to another level.

Bradley Wiggins

I think my wife has struggled a bit because of how obsessive I get with what I eat and stuff.

Bradley Wiggins

I wanted to put a really good kids' racing bike out there for kids under 14: 10-year-olds, eight-year-olds, right down to balance bikes for kids.

Bradley Wiggins

I've been in a lot of pressure situations; I know what I can do.

Bradley Wiggins

It's difficult, and it's an incredibly fine balance between getting your weight right down and being anorexic.

Bradley Wiggins

My mum put herself in £50,000 of debt to service my sporting career. She did everything for me to pursue my dream.

Bradley Wiggins

It's an Olympic Games, at the end of the day, and to represent your country at the Olympics is about as good as it gets. Put a gold medal on top of that, and it doesn't ever get any better.

Bradley Wiggins

I was born in Belgium, but we moved to Kilburn when I was one, so 'Time Out' has always been in the background of my life.

Bradley Wiggins

I've always said the Olympics are special to me.

Bradley Wiggins

The more time I was spending with the British team, the more of a laugh I was having with them. It's clean, their way of cycling; it's more about what you can produce as an athlete.

Bradley Wiggins

If we went to the Tour, I'd have to think, what would our purpose be? Would it be to win the Tour de France? I'm not sure I want that pressure.

Bradley Wiggins

I went to see Ocean Colour Scene at Shepherds Bush and and felt part of something. They paved the way for me.

Bradley Wiggins

If you didn't go out every time it was raining, you wouldn't get anything done. So it's a case of making the right clothing choice in terms of waterproof, breathable, warm clothing.

Bradley Wiggins