Victoria Pendleton Quotes

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Victoria Pendleton

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 24, 1980

The men couldn't understand how I could be so successful and so insecure at the same time - because it doesn't really exist in the same way in the male psyche.

Victoria Pendleton

Maybe guys also have insecurities, but in a sporting arena, they keep it to themselves. I can't do that.

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People may think I'm crazy, but one of the ways I like to wind down my Friday is to get some of our household chores done, whether it's cleaning or doing a big food shop, so the house is all nice for the weekend.

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I'm not one for going out on the town on Friday night, as I've never been a big drinker, so I like getting the rubbish jobs out of the way so we can enjoy our free time.

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Food plays a large part in our weekend, but on a Friday evening, I'll make us something simple for tea. I might have a wee glass of wine.

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Oddly enough you'd think, now that I wasn't training professionally, I'd be able to enjoy a lie-in at the weekend, but I actually slept more when I was competing because I was so tired.

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I often felt that I didn't train and race enough team sprint to get it right. You need to know that you've got a place to have that continuity of results. Am I in? Am I out of this one? That's tough.

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It's an evolution. The same team doesn't always dominate, and it goes in cycles.

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Winning is no longer just the outcome. It's part of the process.

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Being a track sprinter, when it's all about a thousandth of a second, there is no escaping the numbers every single day.

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I am so in tune with my body that I know how it should feel.

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I am fighting my natural body shape to do what I do.

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I compete in a sport on an individual basis, but I have never done it for me.

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I was always cycling for my dad. Then the coaches got bigger, and my results got better. Suddenly, the responsibility grows, and I'm doing it for somebody else, I'm doing it for a programme; I'm doing it for the country. I'm doing it for, like, everybody.

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Winning the gold medal should have been the happiest day of my entire life, and it just wasn't. It felt like the saddest day of my life. Everyone was so angry with us, that Scott and I had fallen in love, because it was so unprofessional, and we were a disgrace and had betrayed everybody.

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As a professional track cyclist, I have always challenged myself, and I enjoy seeing how I cope when faced with the unknown.

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Anyone that has been lucky enough to go to the races and witness the magnificent spectacle of a competitive race will know how people like me can instantly fall in love with the power and beauty of race horses in full gallop.

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Apparently, I have such a serious race face, even when I'm doing a bit of work, at first everybody wasn't sure if I was enjoying it or not. But it's absolutely exhilarating. It feels like you're one with your horse and you're flying.

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It's a rare and special feeling to ride a racehorse.

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I've been told from the start, 'Don't fall in love with the horses'. But that's so hard. I'm in awe.

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