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" I will hold my head high in Rio and do my best for Great Britain. "
Lizzie Armitstead
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" I've never thought about it in training, 'If I do this, then maybe I can be on the SPOTY shortlist.' "
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Never
" I need to learn to be happy and enjoy the achievement rather than already thinking about what I could have done better. "
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" 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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" I am one of the best in the world, and it's a position I should get used to being in. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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Ride
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Control
" 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. "
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Pressure
Like
" I trust myself, the way I prepare. I feel like I know what I'm doing. "
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" 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 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. "
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Bike
Purple
" I don't particularly buy into all the nutrition fads and that sort of thing. "
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" Cycling is a business. "
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Cycling
" The problem, as a female athlete, is that you don't want to come across as negative and moaning. "
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Negative
Athlete
Problem
" There is no pathway for female GB road cyclists, but at the same time, if you are wanting to be the best in the world, you have to forge your own pathway. It's not that things should be there on a plate for you. You have to work really hard, and that's what I've done, and I didn't let it stop me. "
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Time
Work
World
" I don't look at my emails on the weekend or after 6 o'clock in the day. "
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After
Day
Emails
" I feel really lucky. There wasn't a doubt in my mind when Phil asked me to marry him. "
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Me
Him
Doubt
" You can't expect a woman who's holding down a part-time job to train for the biggest race in the world. She has to have a minimum wage, and I think it's something that is pretty crazy that we don't have that. "
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Crazy
Job
Woman
" 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. "
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Feel
Happy
Me
" I need to be fit and strong, and I don't want to carry any excess fat. "
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Fat
Want
Excess
" It's really important for cycling and for women to be on a sporting stage which is in the mainstream and across the board, not just my own sport. "
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" I won't try and combine training and a family. "
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Training
Try
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" I have to make sure I get the right amount of protein and iron, and I take supplements for that. I think people would be surprised if they saw my diet, though; it's very normal. "
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Iron
Think
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" I never expected to compete at home in a UCI women's race - let alone as world champion. "
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Champion
Alone
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" 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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Always
" When you are on a climb, you always pick out people's words of encouragement, and it can push us on, without doubt. "
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People
" I can't feel sorry for myself. "
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Feel
" It's no big deal if I disappoint strangers. "
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Big Deal
Big
" I feel extremely guilty that I've had to put team-mates through extra media questions. "
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Media
Feel
Guilty