I don't tend to listen to music in training, except maybe the radio in the gym. I do use music prior to racing though; it helps to fire me up plus it's good for blocking out the distractions around me.
I listen to a variety of stuff on my iPod: Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, Public Enemy, Foo Fighters, anything that gets my adrenalin flowing. - Chris Hoy
I listen to a variety of stuff on my iPod: Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, Public Enemy, Foo Fighters, anything that gets my adrenalin flowing.
- Chris Hoy
Even when you feel as though everything is 100% it can still go wrong on the night (like in Melbourne!) so you never know for sure that you're going … - Chris Hoy
Even when you feel as though everything is 100% it can still go wrong on the night (like in Melbourne!) so you never know for sure that you're going …
I worked closely with Steve Peters, the British Cycling team's psychologist, and we came up with a strategy of dealing with the pressure. It basicall… - Chris Hoy
I worked closely with Steve Peters, the British Cycling team's psychologist, and we came up with a strategy of dealing with the pressure. It basicall…
I don't tend to listen to music in training, except maybe the radio in the gym. I do use music prior to racing though; it helps to fire me up plus it… - Chris Hoy
I don't tend to listen to music in training, except maybe the radio in the gym. I do use music prior to racing though; it helps to fire me up plus it…
Training can be monotonous, and it is hard work, but you never lose sight of why you are doing it. Every single effort of every single session counts… - Chris Hoy
Training can be monotonous, and it is hard work, but you never lose sight of why you are doing it. Every single effort of every single session counts…
If you go to the line knowing you have given it absolutely 100% in every training session you have done, you know that there's nothing else you could… - Chris Hoy
If you go to the line knowing you have given it absolutely 100% in every training session you have done, you know that there's nothing else you could…
The support is absolutely crucial. If you have the right people helping you in the lead up to a major event, then you know when you're lining up to s… - Chris Hoy
The support is absolutely crucial. If you have the right people helping you in the lead up to a major event, then you know when you're lining up to s…
When you're on your own you have control over most of the variables involved in the preparation and the race itself, whilst in a team event you are o… - Chris Hoy
When you're on your own you have control over most of the variables involved in the preparation and the race itself, whilst in a team event you are o…
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