David Millar Quotes

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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 bones but get…
• The manner in which one loses the battle can sometimes outshine the victory.
• I was awarded 'Most Aggressive Rider of the Day', generally given to the most spectacular loser of the day.
• If you're not at the front, you're not in the race.
• I had grown used to getting a pat on the back and being told after a good result: 'Well done, David - you should be…
• I might have changed, but that did not mean the sport had.
• I like my hands. Which is lucky as I have to spend all day looking at them on the handlebars.
• I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.
• I'm an accumulation of every single thing I've done, good and bad.
• I've been proud to be national champion. I've really enjoyed it. I have very little opportunity to remind people that I'm British and it's a…
• 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. I'd…
• Cycling is such a stupid sport. Next time you are in a car travelling at 40mph think about jumping out - naked. That's what it's…
• Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport.
• 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 on…
• I've been proud to be national champion.
• Now there are two or three teams who are very ethical in their outlook who have opened up the economic benefits and that is probably…
• People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We…
• But human nature dictates that there will always be cheaters. That's inevitable. Where there's money involved and glory, there are going to be people that…
• Cycling is based so much on form, on aesthetics, on class - the way you carry yourself on the bike, the sort of technique you…
• I shave my legs twice a week. It's hard the first time you do it. But I'm very lazy. For a team photo in December…

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