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23 quotes by David Millar

Infobox last updated on 14 October 2014 David Millar (born 4 January 1977 ) is a Scottish former professional road racing cyclist. He is most associated with his long spells with two team, Cofidis from 1997-2004 and Garmin-Sharp from 2008-2014. He has won four stages of the Tour de France, five of the Vuelta a España and one stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007....
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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... →

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

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

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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.

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

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

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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... →

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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... →

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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.

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

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I'm an accumulation of every single thing I've done, good and bad.

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It seemed romantic but also tragic - people would be winning but then lose it all, or crash but fight on, break bones but get back on their bikes and... →

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I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.

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