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" I need to be fit and strong, and I don't want to carry any excess fat. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Fat
Want
Excess
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" 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. "
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My Life
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" Eating well is really important to me. That means having balanced meals, never missing a meal, never skipping a meal, having a balanced diet, and never doing anything extreme. "
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Doing
Eating
" I remember if the telephone rang after 9 o'clock in the house, my mother would say, 'Who's ringing at this time?' We just wouldn't answer the phone. "
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Mother
Time
Say
" I find weddings too procedural sometimes. I just want a big, fun party. "
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Party
Big
Want
" It's not always about gold medals, I think. It has to be about development, and we are missing that in U.K. at the moment. "
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Gold
Development
Always
" Crossing the line and being world champion, I've always dreamt about it, and now I've done it. It's quite a surreal feeling, but obviously very special. "
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World
Special
Done
" I'm a very goal-oriented person, so I look at the specific demands of a certain race and tailor my training towards that. "
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Person
Look
Training
" I'm quite a strong person, and I've become even stronger. "
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Become
Even
Person
" I never gave up, and for that, I can be proud of myself. "
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Gave
I Can
Myself
" 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
Me
" I'm suited to harsh conditions, I don't like racing in the heat. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Conditions
Harsh
Heat
" Most women's races don't pay much at all. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Pay
Much
Women
" In terms of being a famous person, it hasn't changed anything. It's not important for me. "
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Famous
Important
Person
" I need to go out on a ride feeling full and feeling ready. "
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Out
Ready
Ride
" At the end of the day, cycling is a business, so we have to be able to offer something to a sponsor, and without exposure, that's going to be difficult, but that's where the UCI perhaps has to be a little bit stronger. "
Lizzie Armitstead
End Of The Day
Business
Day
" I have to be a leader now. I need to shoulder responsibility more than I used to. It's changed me, but I'm OK with that. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Leader
Responsibility
Now
" There are lots of things that could be done. We could get more help from the UCI, like forcing Pro-Tour teams to have a women's equivalent. "
Lizzie Armitstead
More
Women
Things
" There's been a lot of champions before me, and I'm sure there will be ahead of me. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Before
Champions
Me
" I won't try and combine training and a family. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Training
Try
Combine
" I'm quite un-traditional. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Quite
" I like being part of the Great Britain setup. I like feeling I'm at a race that is important and the pressure that goes with it. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Race
Pressure
Like
" I can't pick up the phone to everybody that doubts me and explain myself. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Up
Phone
Myself
" I don't look at my emails on the weekend or after 6 o'clock in the day. "
Lizzie Armitstead
After
Day
Emails
" Most of my friends are non-cyclists. They are interested and proud of my achievements, but, equally, if I stopped tomorrow, they wouldn't say much about it! "
Lizzie Armitstead
Proud
Say
Tomorrow
" As I get older, it's getting more frustrating because I'm starting to think about what I'm going to do after cycling, and I may be pushed to study alongside riding in order to prepare for retirement - all those things the professional blokes don't really have to think about. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Riding
Professional
Retirement
" I will never cheat in any walk of life. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Life
Cheat
Will
" I am not a robot; I am a member of a family - my commitment to them comes over and above my commitment to cycling. "
Lizzie Armitstead
I Am
Family
Robot
" It's very special that the Olympics is in London. As a first Olympic experience, it's going to be pretty incredible. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Special
Pretty
London
" The only thing that I can do - and the only thing that I've always done - is to ride my bike fast and get my head down and control the things I can control. "
Lizzie Armitstead
Ride
Bike
Control