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" As a female athlete, I think it's really important to stand up on a podium and represent females and what we're capable of, and I always try to make political statements with what I do rather than with headlines. "

Lizzie Armitstead

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Sorry

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Scared

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" I love being world champion. "

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Him

Doubt

" I never quit. The times when I have quit in the past because I couldn't face trying harder have stayed with me, and the guilt is not worth it. "

" In terms of being a famous person, it hasn't changed anything. It's not important for me. "

" It's something that can get overwhelming and frustrating, the sexism I experience in my career. It's just obviously a big issue in women's sport, like salaries, media coverage, just general things that you have to cope with in your career. "

" I need to go out on a ride feeling full and feeling ready. "

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" I'm quite un-traditional. "

Lizzie Armitstead

Quite

" A family is something that I definitely want, but I'm 26, so I have plenty of time, and I try not to kind of confuse the two because, if I'm lucky enough, I want to make having a baby a personal decision rather than a career-defined one. "

" I can only tell you that I am a clean athlete and an honest person. "

" I will hold my head high in Rio and do my best for Great Britain. "

" I'm a very goal-oriented person, so I look at the specific demands of a certain race and tailor my training towards that. "

" I remember taking my stabilisers off my bike with my dad in the back garden. It was a small little bike, and it was called Poppy, had balloons on it, and was purple. "

" I'm quite a strong person, and I've become even stronger. "

" It hurts me to consider anybody questioning my performances. "

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Anybody

Hurts

" For the rest of my life, I realise people are going to ask questions of me, but at the end of the day, I am a clean athlete, and I have worked hard. "

" There are a lot of people I look up to and respect, but there's nobody really specific I would call a hero. "

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Hero

Respect

" I need to learn to be happy and enjoy the achievement rather than already thinking about what I could have done better. "

" As far as I'm concerned, as soon as you reach your goal, then that's the box ticked for me. I don't feel the need to repeat titles or repeat victories; as soon as I get the one, then I'm happy. "

Lizzie Armitstead

Feel

Happy

" I'm old-fashioned. "

Lizzie Armitstead

Old-Fashioned

" My focus has to be on my career. "

Lizzie Armitstead

Focus

Career