Mark Cavendish Quotes

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Mark Cavendish

Profession : Cyclist

Birth : May 21, 1985

I always go for broke. It's win or nothing for me.

Mark Cavendish

Psychological edge is massive in sprinting.

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You can believe or you can doubt yourself. It's the difference between a gap being one metre late that you're gonna launch, then it's three seconds and you're sat on the wheel and you're about to lose.

Mark Cavendish

You can only pre-plan stuff to a certain degree because there are so many variables - road conditions, weather conditions, mechanicals... You have an idea of whose wheel you want to be on.

Mark Cavendish

People's brains work differently. The brain is like a muscle and you have to train it, keep it active, keep active in races. I notice if I haven't raced for a while. It's hard to see things clearly so you have to relearn that.

Mark Cavendish

Everybody who rides a motorbike thinks they can ride MotoGP. Anybody who does a Gran Fondo thinks they can do pro cycling. Anyone who drives a Corsa thinks they can do Formula 1.

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Cycling is unique in that in any other sport I'd be in a different weight category or discipline. What I do is a different sport to what Chris Froome does.

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The Olympics is where you see out of this world performances, isn't it?

Mark Cavendish

It's been reported a lot that I've had two bouts of mononucleosis. The evidence suggests it wasn't two bouts, it was the same bout. I never got over it the first time. That's hard to explain to people. It makes it look like I'm not very resilient, whereas it was completely mismanaged.

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I want to win wherever I race, the team's invested a lot in me.

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I used to walk down a street and nobody would notice me. Now, I get stopped all the time; people saying, 'well done'. It makes me really, really proud to have done my bit to help make cycling a little bit more popular.

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My job in the Tour is to get the sponsor's logo in the most prominent place.

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I'd love to have my achievements recognised and for people to know enough about cycling to understand what my achievements mean.

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I need to be on a bike, mentally as much as physically.

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Sometimes it can be more tiring with the kids than on the bike but I'm absolutely loving it.

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The thing with depression is you don't realise you have it and even when you do you don't want to realise you have it.

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I'm a fan of motorsport and a fan of McLaren and I was lucky to work with the company on a small scale across my career but to be able to race now with that brand on my jersey, it's pretty special. I still have to rein in my fanboy attitude sometimes.

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If you're on the top for your sport or 10 years it's going to seem like you've had more knock-backs than someone who has been at the top for three years.

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I'm fortunate in one way and I can take pride from the fact that I've consistently performed for 10 years, which is something that not many people can do. I've consistently stayed near the top for 10 years which is maybe something that is overlooked and taken for granted.

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If you're on the top for 10 years it's going to seem like you have more crashes that someone on the top for three years. If you don't win as much in your ninth or 10th year it's going seem like you are on your way out.

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