David Millar Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

“But human nature dictates that there will always be cheaters. That's inevitable. Where there's money involved and glory, there are going to be people that cheat, and there will always be ways to cheat.”

“The sky was falling down on me and I spent most of the time drunk. It was the only way I could handle it.”

“There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport.”

“I shave my legs twice a week. It's hard the first time you do it. But I'm very lazy. For a team photo in December I just did the fronts.”

“In Italy it's full-on stardom when you're a cyclist - eating in restaurants for free, it's great.”

“The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car.”

“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.”

“My epiphany came in that police cell: I realised 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.”

“To be brutally honest, it's simple economics. If they want to come into cycling, sponsors need to know the team they are funding is clean, otherwise the risk is just too great.”