As a former track cyclist I know only too well the risk of crashing. You don't dwell on it when you are… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
If you considered the risks of everything in life you wouldn't leave your house. But I am a father and a husband.… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
But coming back from injury, is like starting to exercise for the first time. You can't get stuck in straight away because… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that most cycling kit exists for a reason. The padded shorts, for example, might look silly, but if… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
As an elite athlete, I trained to win. Training was at times brutal - it has to be when you want to… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
I've said numerous times how proud I am to be Scottish and how proud I have been to compete for Britain, too,… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
I've become Olympic champion six times and I've never taken a performance-enhancing drug in my life, but I was lucky in that… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
If you stop and think about it before you compete, you would freeze. If you think about the millions of people watching,… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
In terms of actual day-to-day training; a normal training day would begin with a gym session for about two hours, focusing on… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
I'm lucky not to have suffered any severe problems with my mental health but there have been lows, like when Callum was… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
I'm lucky not to have suffered any severe problems with my mental health but there have been lows, like when Callum was born prematurely… — Chris Hoy Copy Share
The P2 is the best car I have driven so far. Once you get your head round it, it's fun to drive, it's responsive,… — Chris Hoy Copy Share
If you go to the line knowing you have given it absolutely 100% in every training session you have done, you know that there's… — Chris Hoy Copy Share
Most riders, experienced riders, if they go down in a crash and don't get up straight away then they know something is wrong. — Chris Hoy Copy Share
If I don't do anything for two or three days in a row, I feel really grumpy. My mood changes. — Chris Hoy Copy Share
There are days when we will all feel a bit down but that doesn't mean you have bad mental health. Recognizing this and being… — Chris Hoy Copy Share
What I learned from my parents is just to be a source of unconditional love for my children. — Chris Hoy Copy Share
My predictable stable routine completely changed once I retired. I went from a regimented and vigorous daily training program to a routine where every… — Chris Hoy Copy Share
I worked closely with Steve Peters, the British Cycling team's psychologist, and we came up with a strategy of dealing with the pressure. It… — Chris Hoy Copy Share
Cycling taught me to recognize that mental health is on a sliding scale. Some days you are up and some days you are down. — Chris Hoy Copy Share
It doesn't matter what your target is, write down your goal and then plan how you are going to achieve it. — Chris Hoy Copy Share
My wife Sarra was instrumental to my success. When I was training, she took care of everything. She would make me dinner and always… — Chris Hoy Copy Share
