It's a risky business being a cyclist in the UK, there are a lot of people who really dislike us. It's the Jeremy Clarkson influence - we're hated on…

- Victoria Pendleton

When you see your male counterparts living a completely different lifestyle, I think it would be quite depressing! So no, it's not for me.

- Victoria Pendleton

Succeeding in sport is about how much practise you put in.

- Victoria Pendleton

In competition, everything is very well planned in advance and very well detailed. You just stick to the plan, keep your head down and be as discipli…

- Victoria Pendleton

I don't think I really knew how fit I was when I was a kid. I rode with my dad quite long distances and I've been racing since the age of nine, so we…

- Victoria Pendleton

I really love routine and so I've never found it a problem. I really enjoy it. I don't mind somebody organising what I have to do. I'm a creature of …

- Victoria Pendleton

I like to eat healthily anyway and I think I've become more disciplined now I've retired - because I'm such a creature of habit, I don't find it hard…

- Victoria Pendleton

It really is all about believing in yourself: 80 per cent mental, 20 per cent physical.

- Victoria Pendleton