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
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
If I smell a burger stand I get nervous. It takes me back to BMX tracks as a kid. — Chris Hoy Back 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 Champion 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
I discovered in Melbourne how wonderful it is to be part of a successful team, when good morale spreads throughout the squad,… — Chris Hoy Good Copy Share Image
I've been to Florida, Texas and California in the States, but New York is the place I really want to visit. — Chris Hoy California 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 Body Copy Share Image
For Le Mans, you still have to keep fit, it's endurance. It's a different type of fitness. You want to actually fit… — Chris Hoy Car Copy Share Image
Investment is crucial but it's just the start. You look at some of the nations that have massive budgets but don't perform,… — Chris Hoy Investing Copy Share Image
Getting fit and eating well doesn't always seem easy. But at the end of day when you start to see a difference,… — Chris Hoy Accomplishment Copy Share Image
I particularly remember the smell of burgers and bratwurst drifting across Cottbus Velodrome in Germany. — Chris Hoy Drifting 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've been involved in cycling all my life and at a high level for 20 years. It consumes your every waking minute… — Chris Hoy Fitness 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
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
Decent cycling clothing today is designed with reflective strips or subtle detailing that is visible under streetlights or in car headlights. You'll… — Chris Hoy Car Copy Share Image
I'd love to see Will Ferrell play me in a spoof track cycling movie. — Chris Hoy Love Copy Share Image
I am sure in the long run cycling will continue to grow and flourish - not just in the U.K. but all… — Chris Hoy Around the world Copy Share Image
The Commonwealth Games have their critics, though I suspect that they are generally people who haven't experienced them. — Chris Hoy Commonwealth Copy Share Image
My dad got an old bike for five pounds, re-sprayed it, made it look like a BMX and put big handlebars on… — Chris Hoy Bike 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
