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Lizzie Armitstead
English
Athlete
Born:
Dec 18
,
1988
Cycling
Me
Think
Will
Women
You
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I remember taking my stabilisers off my bike with my dad in the back garden. It was a small little bike, and it was called Poppy, had balloons on it, and was purple.
Lizzie Armitstead
Garden
Remember
Back
Small
Purple
Had
Taking
Balloons
Off
Little
Bike
Poppy
Dad
I mean, for me, the reason I ride my bike and race is because I love doing it, not because I'm seeking recognition for it.
Lizzie Armitstead
Love
Me
Ride
Recognition
Seeking
Because
Doing
Race
Mean
Bike
Reason
I pay my taxes.
Lizzie Armitstead
Pay
Taxes
I like being part of the Great Britain setup. I like feeling I'm at a race that is important and the pressure that goes with it.
Lizzie Armitstead
Great
Pressure
Feeling
Important
Great Britain
Setup
Part
Like
Goes
Being
Race
Britain
A family is something that I definitely want, but I'm 26, so I have plenty of time, and I try not to kind of confuse the two because, if I'm lucky enough, I want to make having a baby a personal decision rather than a career-defined one.
Lizzie Armitstead
Time
Family
Try
Decision
Confuse
Baby
Enough
Definitely
Plenty
Kind
Something
Rather
Having
Having A Baby
Make
Because
Than
Personal
Want
Lucky
Two
I will never cheat in any walk of life.
Lizzie Armitstead
Life
Walk
Will
Never
Cheat
Any
I could have been banned. That's what I was most scared about. All the hard work being for nothing. It was basically my livelihood and my sport being taken away from me. It was everything.
Lizzie Armitstead
Work
Hard Work
Me
Nothing
Everything
Scared
About
Could
Taken
Most
Sport
Been
Being
Banned
Hard
Livelihood
Away
Basically
In terms of being a famous person, it hasn't changed anything. It's not important for me.
Lizzie Armitstead
Me
Important
Changed
Terms
Person
Being
Famous
Famous Person
Anything
I have to be a leader now. I need to shoulder responsibility more than I used to. It's changed me, but I'm OK with that.
Lizzie Armitstead
Me
Responsibility
Leader
Changed
OK
More
Than
Shoulder
Used
Now
Need
I trust myself, the way I prepare. I feel like I know what I'm doing.
Lizzie Armitstead
Myself
Trust
Way
Feel
Like
Know
Doing
Prepare
It has been difficult to get back on the saddle, particularly after getting whiplash and concussion, but it's just about understanding that sometimes it's OK to say, 'I don't want to get back on my bike for week.'
Lizzie Armitstead
Sometimes
Understanding
Difficult
Back
Say
OK
Has-Been
About
Week
Saddle
Particularly
Been
Get
Getting
Just
Want
After
Bike
I need to go out on a ride feeling full and feeling ready.
Lizzie Armitstead
Ride
Feeling
Out
Ready
Go
Full
Need
The Rio experience for me is going to be completely different to London.
Lizzie Armitstead
Me
Experience
Rio
London
Going
Different
It's fantastic to have the opportunity to race at home, so I wouldn't miss it.
Lizzie Armitstead
Home
Opportunity
Miss
Race
Fantastic
I am not a robot; I am a member of a family - my commitment to them comes over and above my commitment to cycling.
Lizzie Armitstead
Family
Commitment
Robot
Cycling
Member
Above
Over
Am
Them
I never quit. The times when I have quit in the past because I couldn't face trying harder have stayed with me, and the guilt is not worth it.
Lizzie Armitstead
Me
Worth
Guilt
Face
Past
Not Worth It
Worth It
Stayed
Never
Never Quit
Because
Times
Trying
Quit
In The Past
Harder
Eating well is really important to me. That means having balanced meals, never missing a meal, never skipping a meal, having a balanced diet, and never doing anything extreme.
Lizzie Armitstead
Me
Important
Meal
Extreme
Eating
Having
Never
Missing
Well
Balanced
Balanced Diet
Doing
Diet
Anything
Meals
Really
Means
Skipping
You've got all that 130 km. of being totally focused, and as soon as you cross the line, it takes a few seconds to realise what's happened.
Lizzie Armitstead
You
Few
Seconds
Focused
Totally
Cross
Takes
Soon
Got
Line
Being
Happened
Realise
I had to find my own path, and in some ways, it's been a good thing.
Lizzie Armitstead
Good
Path
Own
Ways
Find
Some
My Own
Good Thing
Had
Been
Thing
I find weddings too procedural sometimes. I just want a big, fun party.
Lizzie Armitstead
Sometimes
Big
Party
Too
Find
Weddings
Just
Want
Procedural
Fun
I'm quite un-traditional.
Lizzie Armitstead
Quite
I feel really lucky. There wasn't a doubt in my mind when Phil asked me to marry him.
Lizzie Armitstead
Me
Mind
Doubt
Marry
Feel
Him
Asked
Really
Lucky
Phil
There are a lot of people I look up to and respect, but there's nobody really specific I would call a hero.
Lizzie Armitstead
Respect
People
Hero
Would
Nobody
Look
Call
Lot
Up
Really
Specific
I'm old-fashioned.
Lizzie Armitstead
Old-Fashioned
I remember if the telephone rang after 9 o'clock in the house, my mother would say, 'Who's ringing at this time?' We just wouldn't answer the phone.
Lizzie Armitstead
Time
Phone
Remember
Mother
Telephone
Say
Rang
Would
Ringing
House
Answer
Just
After
When I have a family, I will be retired.
Lizzie Armitstead
Family
Will
Retired
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