Mark Cavendish Quotes

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Mark Cavendish

Profession : Cyclist

Birth : May 21, 1985

I'm not as talented as others, but I have a determination and will that enable me to work a lot harder than anyone else.

Mark Cavendish

I have to cross the line first. Sometimes you can put it as a fear of losing, but actually it's an addiction to winning.

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When you're a young pro from an undeveloped country in road cycling then you're on the back foot.

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If you're winning bike races ahead of guys who're older than you then they're going to get upset. When some young guy appears from nowhere, some people who are slower assume they ride dangerously.

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If you want a lot of endorsements then you'd pick the Olympics. But I've had a passion for the Tour since I was a kid. Let's put it this way: it would be harder to win a stage on the Tour de France so that would mean more. I'd take the Tour win first - but I'm aiming for both.

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I think an Olympic medal is the only thing missing from what I can physically achieve as a cyclist. I can't win the Tour de France, but I've pretty much won everything else that I can within my physical realm, so that's the only thing missing.

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I love track racing and I'm proud to be a British cyclist and proud to pull on the jersey to represent my country.

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Lance Armstrong won seven Tours, that's 147 days of racing, and he never had a puncture or a mechanical. You can really minimise your chances of a mistake if you do everything right.

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It's so ironic that the better you get the easier it becomes to win.

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I'm not getting bored with cycling or winning - I love it. But I need to give myself new targets all the time.

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For any young rider even competing in the San Remo is one of the biggest things - but to win it is beyond emotion. You can't put it into words.

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If I do a circuit, then after three laps I could tell you where all the potholes were.

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I constantly do puzzle books. Smash through them. My iPad's full of them. Logic puzzles. Bridges. Slitherlink.

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I don't like being in London too long, because everybody's just looking straight forward, at nobody else. That freaks me out a little bit.

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I want to provide the best possible life for my daughter. I want her to be so proud of me. You know, I never rode just for myself. I did it for my team as well. But this feels different. This feels like I'm riding my heart out for her.

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There's no emotion. I just see the gap and, instinctively, go for it.

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I heal pretty well and I know if I crash on the first day of the Tour de France, I've got to get up and get on with it.

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The Giro's difficult to predict for the points jersey because there are so many mountain-top finishes and there are as many points on offer for mountain stages as for sprints. It's really for the most consistent all-round rider and it's pretty difficult for me to win it.

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I realised my whole focus each year is about the Tour de France.

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The Belgian people, they're so happy.

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