David Millar quotes

People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We are human beings. (David Millar)
There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport. View quote
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The sky was falling down on me and I spent most of the time drunk. It was the only way I could handle it. View quote
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Often the best guys are just those that can suffer longer, who don't give up. And it's so easy to give up, when you're on a mountain and it's really hurting. We go through a lot physically. View quote
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But human nature dictates that there will always be cheaters. That's inevitable. Where there's money involved and glory, there are going to be people that cheat, and there will always be ways to cheat. View quote
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Cycling is based so much on form, on aesthetics, on class - the way you carry yourself on the bike, the sort of technique you have. View quote
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I'm an accumulation of every single thing I've done, good and bad. View quote
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I like my hands. Which is lucky as I have to spend all day looking at them on the handlebars. View quote
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My epiphany came in that police cell: I realized I was about to lose everything and it didn't bother me, not in the slightest. I'd come to hate cycling because I blamed it for the lie I was living. View quote
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I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day. View quote
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The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car. (David Millar)
It seemed romantic but also tragic - people would be winning but then lose it all, or crash but fight on, break bones but get back on their bikes and try to finish. Just getting to the end was seen as an achievement in itself. View quote
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To be brutally honest, it's simple economics. If they want to come into cycling, sponsors need to know the team they are funding is clean, otherwise the risk is just too great. View quote
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Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport. View quote
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Now there are two or three teams who are very ethical in their outlook who have opened up the economic benefits and that is probably going to be a turning point in the sport. View quote
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In Italy it's full-on stardom when you're a cyclist - eating in restaurants for free, it's great. View quote
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I shave my legs twice a week. It's hard the first time you do it. But I'm very lazy. For a team photo in December I just did the fronts. View quote
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I've been proud to be national champion. I've really enjoyed it. I have very little opportunity to remind people that I'm British and it's a nice way of staying in touch. I'm going to defend it fiercely. I want to keep it. View quote
David Millar

David Millar

David Millar - Image
Photo: Petit Brun, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: British Athlete
Born: January 4, 1977
Quotes count: 18

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