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Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton
British Athlete
Born: Sep 24, 1980
Always Love Me People Think You
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Being a track sprinter, when it's all about a thousandth of a second, there is no escaping the numbers every single day. Victoria Pendleton
Day Single Every About Track Single Day Sprinter Escaping Being Second Every Single Day Numbers
Oh, I am an angel, though sometimes I wish I was more of a devil. Victoria Pendleton
Sometimes Angel Wish Devil Though More Am Oh
People may think I'm crazy, but one of the ways I like to wind down my Friday is to get some of our household chores done, whether it's cleaning or doing a big food shop, so the house is all nice for the weekend. Victoria Pendleton
Food Crazy Cleaning People Wind Big Down Nice Think Our Ways Some Weekend Like House Household Doing Friday Get Shop Done May Whether Chores
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. Victoria Pendleton
Today Myself Food Enjoy Something Delicious Delicious Food Allow Had Piece Occasional Genuinely Making Pastry Process Fancy Chocolate
Winning the gold medal should have been the happiest day of my entire life, and it just wasn't. It felt like the saddest day of my life. Everyone was so angry with us, that Scott and I had fallen in love, because it was so unprofessional, and we were a disgrace and had betrayed everybody. Victoria Pendleton
Life Love Day Angry My Life Everybody Everyone Entire Entire Life Betrayed Winning Had Saddest Like Because Felt Fallen Were Been Scott Disgrace Just Gold Gold Medal Happiest Us Should Medal
I have always loved animals and groomed friends' horses as a child. I think I may have even ridden the odd seaside donkey in my early years. Victoria Pendleton
Animals Think Early Years Horses Always Odd Years Friends Child Donkey May Loved Ridden Even Early
I think women are by nature competitive - secretly, privately within their own selves, on lots of different levels, on the way they look, perform. Victoria Pendleton
Nature Women Own Think Way Secretly Perform Look Within Lots Women Are Privately Selves Different Different Levels Levels Competitive
I worried I was a boyish shape. I always thought I might grow some, but it never happened. Victoria Pendleton
Thought Worried Some Shape Never Always Boyish Happened Might Grow
I've seen pictures of me, and I look mean and arrogant. That's how I felt on the inside. I think now, 'Is that really me?' Victoria Pendleton
Me Seen Arrogant Think Inside Pictures Look Felt How Mean Really Now
I find it hard to act other than the way I feel. Victoria Pendleton
Other Way Find Feel Than Act Hard
I was just, like, all I want to do is be really good at something. Really, really good at something, so people are vaguely impressed by me. Victoria Pendleton
Good Me People Something Like Impressed Just Want Really Vaguely
I'm not the perfect model of what an athlete should be, mentally or physically. Victoria Pendleton
Athlete Physically Mentally Perfect Model Should
I've always been very open with my emotions. Actually, that's got me into a lot of trouble, too, in the past. Victoria Pendleton
Me Emotions Trouble Past Too Open Always Got Been Lot Very In The Past Actually
I was constantly being told I shouldn't talk so much about how I was feeling. They seemed to think I was giving too much away to my competitors. Showing signs of weakness. But I've always thought that was rubbish. Victoria Pendleton
Too Much Thought Signs Giving Feeling Think Rubbish Too Weakness Constantly About Seemed Talk Always How Being Much Showing Away Competitors
One of the first coaches I worked with on the national team told me that I was too skinny, too puny, and had no natural acceleration. He said I'd be better off looking for another facet of sport to follow. That was a really, really bad moment. For a long time, I felt as if my dad was the only one who had faith in me. Victoria Pendleton
Faith Time Me Natural Better Long Long Time First Looking National Too Puny Bad Follow Facet Only Better Off Had He Sport Acceleration Another Felt Said Off National Team Worked Really Coaches Skinny Team Moment Who Dad
I never really felt I had the same respect as my male team-mates. My opinion wasn't worth as much. I used to sit quietly in meetings and not say anything, as I knew my opinions would be disregarded. And that's after I had become Olympic champion and multiple world champion. Victoria Pendleton
Respect Champion World Worth Become Sit Meetings Say Would Would-Be Never Had Knew Felt Opinion Opinions Male Quietly Same After Anything Much Really Used Multiple World Champion Disregarded Olympic
I go round and round in circles, really, really fast, on a big wooden bowl. Victoria Pendleton
Big Circles Bowl Go Wooden Really Round Fast
I turn left for a living. Victoria Pendleton
Living Left Turn
I like heels and make-up. Victoria Pendleton
Like Heels
I was put on a pony as a kid at some birthday party when you're all led around. Victoria Pendleton
Birthday You Party Birthday Party Kid Some Put Around Led Pony
As you ride in a steeplechase, and you're on the horse, going quite fast, you think, 'That's quite a big fence...' But trust the horse, and don't give him any reason to doubt you. Victoria Pendleton
You Trust Ride Big Doubt Think Give Horse Him Fence Any Going Quite Reason Fast
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. Victoria Pendleton
You Sports Mistake Win Cycling Difficult Second Chance Other Final Bad Find Tennis Part Make Track Still Second Chance Set
I am a self-critical perfectionist. Victoria Pendleton
Perfectionist Self-Critical Am
I just want to prove that I am really good at something. And I haven't quite done that yet - at least not to myself. I know I could ride so much better, with more ease, with more finesse. I feel I'm nowhere near as good as I should be. Victoria Pendleton
Myself Good Ride Better Ease Finesse Something More Could Feel Know Am Least Prove Done Quite Just Want Much Really Should Near Nowhere
I've been taught by some of the best strength and conditioning coaches in the country, and I've learnt that technique for weight training and cycling is very much more strength and less conditioning. Victoria Pendleton
Best Strength Training Country Cycling Some More Weight Learnt Been Conditioning Very Taught Much Coaches Less Technique
I come from a cycling background. I happened to be good at it; the opportunities came my way. It wasn't something I necessarily searched to be involved in; it wasn't a dream. I just had an opportunity which you couldn't refuse. Victoria Pendleton
Good You Opportunities Opportunity Cycling Way Background Dream Something Had Come Involved Came Just Refuse Happened Which Necessarily
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