David Millar
David Millar
David Millaris a Scottish former professional road racing cyclist...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionCyclist
Date of Birth4 January 1977
sports survival awful
Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport.
race fronts ifs
If you're not at the front, you're not in the race.
lying hate cells
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.
hands lucky
I like my hands. Which is lucky as I have to spend all day looking at them on the handlebars.
hurt giving-up dont-give-up
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.
goodbye kissing long
I'll go [racing] until my body won't let me any more. Someone said to me: "The day you stop, you won't be able to get back on the same way as when you did as a pro." I want to delay that kiss goodbye as long as possible.
loser given riders
I was awarded 'Most Aggressive Rider of the Day', generally given to the most spectacular loser of the day.
mistake opportunity thinking
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.
sports stupid thinking
Cycling is such a stupid sport. Next time you are in a car travelling at 40mph think about jumping out - naked. That's what it's like when we crash.
cycling class technique
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.
victory battle sometimes
The manner in which one loses the battle can sometimes outshine the victory.
thinking cycling dapper
I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.
nice opportunity people
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.
sports mean might
I might have changed, but that did not mean the sport had.