Mark Cavendish Quotes

I think the San Sebastian victory and and my European time trial title, and the second place in the worlds, really changed my life and my career a lot.

You know what? I've won the Tour de France, and now I feel ready to talk about it.

I'm 28, and for the next six or seven years my goal is to try to fight for the yellow jersey. If I can win it once I would be chuffed to bits.

I think everyone lifts themselves that little bit extra for the Tour de France, being the pinnacle of our cycling calendar.

I used to run home from school to watch Paris-Nice, so to win it is just crazy.

To be a part of TT history is a massive achievement. It is one of, if not the greatest races on two wheels, if not on four.

If you want a lot of endorsements then you'd pick the Olympics. But I've had a passion for the Tour since I was a kid. Let's put it this way: it would be harder to win a stage on the Tour de France so that would mean more. I'd take the Tour win first - but I'm aiming for both.

When I did win the Tour, I felt I was feted more in the U.K. for being an Olympic gold medallist... Then I come back to Europe to race, and they're not interested in the Olympic gold; it's about being the winner of the Tour de France - here he is.

I think an Olympic medal is the only thing missing from what I can physically achieve as a cyclist. I can't win the Tour de France, but I've pretty much won everything else that I can within my physical realm, so that's the only thing missing.

Everything I do, I have a certain amount of pride for.

Chris Boardman was my first teammate and my first roommate. I saw him finish his career with an hour record and thought, 'Yeh, what a way to go out!'

I think I've done a lot and I've proven myself.

Confidence is the biggest swag, and that comes with success, which is subjective.

I always felt that whatever I was asked to do that my ability in the ring would speak for itself.

I've made history, I've just beaten one man, who's to say I can't beat more?

Succeeding, being on TV, being a professional, I was proud of myself, I was happy.

It was what I've always wanted, more than anything: to be an Olympic hero rather than a Tour de France star, something I had from childhood.

I am just this small-town Canberra girl that's taken riding a little kid's bike on dirt tracks to the highest level.

I feel I have nothing to prove at all, my scoring rate in La Liga speaks for itself.

Obviously, when I play well and win a trophy, I feel happy about myself.

I could only imagine myself being successful.

I want to win the MVP. I feel like, at the end of the day, it might be an individual award, but when I play better, the team also does.

At the end of the day, walk away feeling proud of what you have achieved.

Self-esteem cannot be directly injected. It needs to result from doing well, from being warranted.

I'm proud that I was able to start with nothing, plan it and have it work as perfectly as it did... I sleep clearly every night.