I'd love to see Will Ferrell play me in a spoof track cycling movie. — Chris Hoy Love Copy Share Image
Mum was a nurse and worked night shifts, but cooked all our evening meals and breakfasts. — Chris Hoy Cooked Copy Share Image
You know how hard you work. You know what you put into it. You want to win more than anything else. So… — Chris Hoy Disappointment Copy Share Image
It is an important competition and I certainly rate my gold medals at the Commonwealth Games right up there with my world… — Chris Hoy Commonwealth games Copy Share Image
All the support and opportunity started and then Le Mans became the pipe dream, the thing to aim for, the end of… — Chris Hoy Aim 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 Block Copy Share Image
My advice is before a big ride, eat a meal 2 hours or so before, to allow you to digest and process… — Chris Hoy Advice Copy Share Image
Usually in the evenings, I go for a one-hour road session for a gentle recovery road ride. It's a really steady stint… — Chris Hoy Body Copy Share Image
As a sprinter, body weight was never an issue for me, not like the long distance riders who have to be so… — Chris Hoy Body 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 I am 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 Aim Copy Share Image
You don't know how your body is going to shape up. It's whether you can maintain the performance - or improve it… — Chris Hoy Battle Copy Share Image
Kuala Lumpur was my first ever multi-sports games. I didn't do very well but the experience and enjoyment I had of those… — Chris Hoy Enjoyment Copy Share Image
If you adapt your diet and exercise regime gradually you can keep it up long term. Often people begin with a big… — Chris Hoy Adapt Copy Share Image
Someone like Jessica Ennis-Hill having her first baby then bouncing back to become world champion in the space of the year. I… — Chris Hoy Achievement Copy Share Image
When you're on your own you have control over most of the variables involved in the preparation and the race itself, whilst… — Chris Hoy Celebration Copy Share Image
I worked closely with Steve Peters, the British Cycling team's psychologist, and we came up with a strategy of dealing with the… — Chris Hoy British Copy Share Image
The support is absolutely crucial. If you have the right people helping you in the lead up to a major event, then… — Chris Hoy Administrators Copy Share Image
Whether you are aware of it or not, if you eat right then you are giving yourself the best chance of defending… — Chris Hoy Best Copy Share Image
Scottish people don't take themselves too seriously. I think you have to be like that when you're from a place where the… — Chris Hoy Bad Copy Share Image
I'm not saying having one pint will stop you from winning but you don't want to finish a race disappointed with your… — Chris Hoy Beer Copy Share Image
I loved going to our winter training camps in Perth, Western Australia, when I was competing as a cyclist. — Chris Hoy Australia 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 Big events Copy Share Image
Focusing on the long-term goal can be disheartening when you're so far away from it, so it's vital to have ongoing targets… — Chris Hoy Daily Copy Share Image
Those lactate sessions were the worst. I'd be in a lab on a turbo trainer and I'd do four 30-second efforts at… — Chris Hoy Effort Copy Share Image
I listen to a variety of stuff on my iPod: Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, Public Enemy, Foo Fighters, anything that gets my adrenalin… — Chris Hoy Brother Copy Share Image
Cycling is low-impact, which is why people cycle into their 70s or 80s, but track cycling means hard gym work and crashes. — Chris Hoy Cycle Copy Share Image
The P2 is the best car I have driven so far. Once you get your head round it, it's fun to drive,… — Chris Hoy Best Copy Share Image
I made a comment saying that it was 'mad' that I'm getting a knighthood for riding a bike but I meant mad… — Chris Hoy Bike Copy Share Image
Certainly for me the Commonwealth Games were fantastic to compete in and I genuinely have so many great memories of the three… — Chris Hoy Commonwealth games Copy Share Image
I particularly remember the smell of burgers and bratwurst drifting across Cottbus Velodrome in Germany. — Chris Hoy Drifting 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 Early Copy Share Image
It might seem ludicrously simple, but the obvious answer to what to wear on your bike is whatever that helps you enjoy… — Chris Hoy Answer Copy Share Image
As the lead rider in the team you always have to keep your eyes on the team you're pursuing - it's called… — Chris Hoy Always 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 Born Copy Share Image
I'm writing kid's books, I'm doing endurance racing with Le Mans and designing bikes. I've also got my own range of cycling… — Chris Hoy Bikes Copy Share Image
I might only have half an hour when I get home after a long day, and the last thing I want to… — Chris Hoy Day Copy Share Image
For me, the most important consideration is to choose attire that is functional, but looks stylish too. That means going for colors… — Chris Hoy Attire Copy Share Image
There are days when we will all feel a bit down but that doesn't mean you have bad mental health. Recognizing this… — Chris Hoy Bad Copy Share Image
