Chris Hoy Quotes

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Chris Hoy

Profession : Driver

Birth : March 23, 1976

It might seem ludicrously simple, but the obvious answer to what to wear on your bike is whatever that helps you enjoy cycling.

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The biggest challenge is trying to be in two, or even three, places at once.

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I really don't know how athletes manage to do it, having kids while they're still competing and being able to stay at the top of their game.

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You do sometimes wish there were a few more hours in the day to squeeze a bit more in.

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If you don't have a massage therapist on hand, then a foam roller can do the work instead.

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Decent cycling clothing today is designed with reflective strips or subtle detailing that is visible under streetlights or in car headlights. You'll find that you can be seen just as well as you would in a builder's fluorescent vest.

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Getting fit and eating well doesn't always seem easy. But at the end of day when you start to see a difference, you will feel a sense of achievement and accomplishment.

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I was six when I saw 'ET.' It changed my life. I wasn't interested in cycling at all before.

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Of course I don't expect people to call me Sir Chris. That'd be embarrassing.

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Scottish people don't take themselves too seriously. I think you have to be like that when you're from a place where the weather is bad.

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I loved going to our winter training camps in Perth, Western Australia, when I was competing as a cyclist.

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Whatever sport I played - rugby, rowing - there were always naturally talented people who were better than me.

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What I learned from my parents is just to be a source of unconditional love for my children.

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Most riders, experienced riders, if they go down in a crash and don't get up straight away then they know something is wrong.

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We all have limitations in different forms. It could be financial, health-wise, work, family, whatever - there are things on the surface that limit what you can do.

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My dad got an old bike for five pounds, re-sprayed it, made it look like a BMX and put big handlebars on it. I loved it.

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Someone like Jessica Ennis-Hill having her first baby then bouncing back to become world champion in the space of the year. I maybe wouldn't have appreciated just how big an achievement that was until I had my own child. It's an incredible thing.

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Mum was a nurse and worked night shifts, but cooked all our evening meals and breakfasts.

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I particularly remember the smell of burgers and bratwurst drifting across Cottbus Velodrome in Germany.

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I know when I'm on good form there's no one in the world I can't beat.

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