Bradley Wiggins Quotes
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I wish I hadn't said I'm going to retire.
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When I won gold in Athens, I said to my wife Cath, who was pregnant, 'This baby of ours will never want for anything.' There was real pride in that - but it just didn't happen.
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Success is easy to take for granted.
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I may never get back to the track. The problem was that I was dominating my event, and the winning became slightly boring. I wanted new challenges, and I've got that on the road.
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In sport, you just have to take what you can get.
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It was what I've always wanted, more than anything: to be an Olympic hero rather than a Tour de France star, something I had from childhood.
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People always push the boundaries, especially when the rewards are so high financially.
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When you're in the heat of the moment, you need guys you can trust and who have been there for you.
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I was a fan of Lance Armstrong, and I remember watching him win the Worlds in '93 in Oslo.
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Sir Wiggo sounds nice.
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Part of me worries about upsetting people, because we all have perceptions about Olympic champions.
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I always found that the more extreme and the more eccentric I was, that's what would separate me. I always felt that I needed that separation; otherwise, I'd just be like everybody else.
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I think my wife has struggled a bit because of how obsessive I get with what I eat and stuff.
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I've always shied away from computers, the Internet and all that. I'm a bit more traditional, really - pick up a newspaper, pick up a phone.
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When you see it from the outside, then you see just how great the Tour de France is.
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You train all year for the physical aspect of cycling, but you can't plan for what comes next. You're still the same person. External perceptions might change, but inside, you're the same.
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I went to see Ocean Colour Scene at Shepherds Bush and and felt part of something. They paved the way for me.
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The Tour has changed, and I can't make up my mind if it's changed for the better or worse.
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It's difficult, and it's an incredibly fine balance between getting your weight right down and being anorexic.
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You speak to the press at the Tour every day, but most often in a negative sense. Ninety per cent of the questions you are asked in the post-race press conferences are challenging or provocative, so you have to justify yourself; you have to try to give the right answers about every topic across the board.