I loved going to our winter training camps in Perth, Western Australia, when I was competing as a cyclist. — 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 don't tend to listen to music in training, except maybe the radio in the gym. I do use music prior to… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
The closer you get to competition the volume of training you actually do is less, so as to allow your body to… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
I've been involved in cycling all my life and at a high level for 20 years. It consumes your every waking minute… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
Training can be monotonous, and it is hard work, but you never lose sight of why you are doing it. Every single… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
My wife Sarra was instrumental to my success. When I was training, she took care of everything. She would make me dinner… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
If you go to the line knowing you have given it absolutely 100% in every training session you have done, you know… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
In the 84 days after Beijing I had, on average, three things a day and one day off. I didn't sleep in… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
It sounds so innocuous but the difference between 99 percent and 100 percent is huge. You can finish at 99 percent and… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
My predictable stable routine completely changed once I retired. I went from a regimented and vigorous daily training program to a routine… — 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
