Charlotte Dujardin Quotes
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I want to get up and ride my horses, do what I love doing. I don't want to be recognised.
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Getting to the top is one thing, but staying there is quite another. That's the difficult bit.
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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 never set goals.
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When you're doing well and you're successful, part of being successful is that you get interviewed. But it ruins the moment.
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I think it's really strange for somebody that's probably never been in the public eye. All of a sudden I was 'big time' - boom, it all just happened.
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I'm really lucky that I can control my nerves; it doesn't seem to get to me.
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To be one of the first British females to get three gold medals, to join Laura Trott in doing that, is a huge privilege.
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My mum used to ride, and when she was mucking out, I always wanted to sit on a horse. And if she took me off, I'd scream my head off.
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My parents don't have a lot of money, and it was only when my mum's mum died that we could buy Fernandez, my first grand prix horse.
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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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My ultimate dream was to get to the Olympics. I never thought I would come away with two gold medals.
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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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I think I thrive under pressure.
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For me, I wouldn't mind if I never did another Olympics; nothing can beat London. The setting, the support, the military people. From start to finish, it was such fun. I had the most amazing time.
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This will be Valegro's retirement after Rio, so I want to go out there and want to enjoy every last minute.
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Winning HOYS set me up for the future and prepared me for riding in front of lots of people, but the real highlight was the London 2012 Olympics. Being able to go out in front of thousands of people, on your home ground, representing your country and winning gold medals is something I'll never be able to beat.
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I get called 'the girl off the dancing horse.' I just laugh; I think it's really funny. It's true, isn't it? It's great we're getting that recognition.
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It isn't called dressage any more - it is called 'dancing horses.'
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London 2012 was just fantastic.
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There is Rio in 2016, but it won't be the same as going to London and hearing 24,000 people - nearly all British - cheering, stamping their feet, and screaming your name.
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All you can do is to do your best.
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Riding Valegro always makes you smile, so I enjoy it.
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When I used to say I did dressage, I got blank looks. No one had a clue what I was on about.