Lizzie Armitstead Quotes
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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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I can only tell you that I am a clean athlete and an honest person.
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I will hold my head high in Rio and do my best for Great Britain.
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I'm suited to harsh conditions, I don't like racing in the heat.
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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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When I have children, it will be my choice, and I won't feel under any pressure.
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The Rio experience for me is going to be completely different to London.
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I will never cheat in any walk of life.
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As a British rider, it's a privilege to be able to compete on home roads. The British public have really taken to cycling, and you can see that when the race goes through different towns: the community really gets behind it.
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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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My family will be disappointed only if I'm disappointed, and hopefully that won't be the case. I'm trying to view the Olympics like any other race and I think the London course will suit my style.
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As long as my weight is healthy, then I eat what I want.
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My focus has to be on my career.
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You've got all that 130 km. of being totally focused, and as soon as you cross the line, it takes a few seconds to realise what's happened.
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I have never cheated anybody out of a victory, I have worked hard for every single race that I have won.
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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!
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I never gave up, and for that, I can be proud of myself.
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As a female athlete, I think it's really important to stand up on a podium and represent females and what we're capable of, and I always try to make political statements with what I do rather than with headlines.
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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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I could have been banned. That's what I was most scared about. All the hard work being for nothing. It was basically my livelihood and my sport being taken away from me. It was everything.
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Most women's races don't pay much at all.
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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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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.