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" I have come from a background where I haven't had lots of money to put me on the map. I've had to work very hard for what I've got. "
Charlotte Dujardin
Work
Me
Map
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" For most athletes, there's a focus on your own fitness, but I have to rely on my horse, too. I've been very lucky so far, and it hasn't presented a problem, but you can never count on a competition going as planned until you're there and actually doing it. "
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" I have walked into several pubs, and guys in there have said to me, 'My God, you are the girl off the dancing horse.' They have got no idea about dressage, and they said, 'I can't work out whether you make the horse do that or the horse does it itself - we just couldn't tell - but it brought tears to our eyes.' "
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" I literally got a private invite for lunch with the Queen. There was just 10 of us. And I was absolutely petrified because you can't take anyone with you, and no other sportspeople were there. There was the head of the military, and then the Queen sat next to me. "
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" I was frightened. I hadn't really had any experience, and then all of a sudden I was thrown straight into doing interviews. Most people have build-up. I had none. "
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" People tell me I'm their idol and a huge inspiration - that's really surreal. "
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" It isn't called dressage any more - it is called 'dancing horses.' "
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" I turned the Gloucester Christmas lights on and our local Newent lights on, so everyone recognises me now. It is a completely different life for me. "
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" I've had so many letters from people saying I've inspired them to take up riding, and that's an amazing feeling. "
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" Every horse I get on I can adapt to. It's like a jigsaw puzzle. "
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" I got asked to do loads of TV series, all sorts of things that weren't me. "
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" I don't ever want to be famous. I never want to live that life. I genuinely hate the fact that I would be stopped for a picture or an autograph all the time. "
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" The fan mail I get every day is incredible. It piles through the door from not just Britain but everywhere. It is so great to have that support behind me - everyone says I am an inspiration. It is great. "
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" People recognise me now. I've got so much fan mail. "
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" So many horses get stage fright when they enter the arena, and that's it - the performance is over. "
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" I literally worked from the bottom up to where I am now. "
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" My first ambition was to be a show jumper. I did a bit of dressage as part of it, and the dressage trainer saw me and said, 'Why are you wasting your time with the other stuff? You should be concentrating on this.' "
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