Race Quotes by David Millar

9 Race quotes by David Millar

David Millar’s reflections on race appear in nine brief quotations. As a professional cyclist, his perspective blends personal experience with broader social observations, offering a concise viewpoint.

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“I didn't care about goals or expectations any more, I was just determined to race my heart out.”

David Millar

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If you're not at the front, you're not in the race.

David Millar

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“It was ridiculous really. I had just won a major race despite not being in top form, yet I was going to…

David Millar

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“If the riders, governing bodies, teams, race organisers and media weren't doing anything about it, then what the hell could I, a…

David Millar

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In fact cycling has always been 'saved' by judicial investigations and not by the anti-doping controls we put in place. That's the…

David Millar

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“One group of riders doped, the others alongside them racing clean. You can work out for yourselves which group was fastest.”

David Millar

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It seemed romantic but also tragic - people would be winning but then lose it all, or crash but fight on, break…

David Millar

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I'll go [racing] until my body won't let me any more. Someone said to me: "The day you stop, you won't be…

David Millar

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Everything that's going on within the peloton - there's about ten different races going on. There is also a survival element to…

David Millar

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I sat there with everything - and I had nothing.

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I was awarded 'Most Aggressive Rider of the Day', generally given to the most spectacular loser of the day.

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There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport.

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“I was not a doper, I told myself - I just injected myself to recover and needed pills to sleep.”

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The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car.

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I'll go [racing] until my body won't let me any more. Someone said to me: "The day you stop, you won't be able to…

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I've been proud to be national champion.

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Often the best guys are just those that can suffer longer, who don't give up. And it's so easy to give up, when you're…

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“Preparation was a term I was to hear more and more. It had another more sinister meaning. If you were prepared, it meant you…

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My epiphany came in that police cell: I realized I was about to lose everything and it didn't bother me, not in the slightest.…

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Everything that's going on within the peloton - there's about ten different races going on. There is also a survival element to it -…

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“If the riders, governing bodies, teams, race organisers and media weren't doing anything about it, then what the hell could I, a 20-year-old neo-pro…

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