A biography for Victoria Pendletonhasn’t been written yet.
“It's an evolution. The same team doesn't always dominate, and it goes in cycles.”
“I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'”
“I think I might become a pescatarian. I love sushi, couldn't give it up.”
“I'm very passionate about my two Dobermans, Stella and Mr Jonty. I go on and on and on about them, and people have to tell me to shut up before I get out pictures of them.”
“I often felt that I didn't train and race enough team sprint to get it right. You need to know that you've got a place to have that continuity of results. Am I in? Am I out of this one? That's tough.”
“I think women are by nature competitive - secretly, privately within their own selves, on lots of different levels, on the way they look, perform.”
“As a kid growing up - I can see now - it didn't matter what I did, as long as it was something I could be really good at. Cycling just happened to be the opportunity that came along.”
“You have to be realistic. I'd love to be more famous, have lots of people supporting me, people knowing my name, but I need a tennis racket or a golf club or to play football. Being a female, I don't stand a chance.”
“I normally don't listen to my instincts because I'm so full of doubt.”
“I've always been very open with my emotions. Actually, that's got me into a lot of trouble, too, in the past.”
“As a professional track cyclist, I have always challenged myself, and I enjoy seeing how I cope when faced with the unknown.”
“I am fighting my natural body shape to do what I do.”
“It would be great to be recognised for my achievements, but Sports Personality isn't about that.”
“Oddly enough you'd think, now that I wasn't training professionally, I'd be able to enjoy a lie-in at the weekend, but I actually slept more when I was competing because I was so tired.”
“I've always been like this - insecure - because I'm striving for something that can't be attained. I don't just want to be OK at this: I want to be the best at it, and I've never achieved that in my mind.”
“As weird as it is it to see yourself on screen, it made everything we've been through seem very real. And, well, London is only weeks away now.”
“In tennis, you can have a bad set and still win. The part of track cycling that is difficult to find in other sports is that it's so final; there's no second chance if you make a mistake.”
“People will put restrictions on your ability, on your aptitude, on your talent, on your character, and to be honest, it's just opinion. Don't let anyone put you in a box or draw your path for you.”
“As a teenager, I wanted to look like the early '90s curvy supermodels. Even in my early 20s, I always said as soon as I retired from cycling, I'd get a boob job.”
“I genuinely enjoy the process of making colourful, delicious food. But I do allow myself an occasional piece of chocolate - today I had a pastry. If I fancy something, I'll have it.”