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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 beings.

~David Millar

Topics: Beings Chance Forgiven Given Human Human Beings Make Mistakes Opportunity People Punished Second Second Chance Should Think I Think

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Everything that's going on within the peloton - there's about ten different races going on. There is also a survival element to it - I love the fact that it's so epic. You crash on a bike, the first thing you do is try and get back up on it. No whinging!

~David Millar

Topics: About Also Back Back Up Bike Crash Different Element Epic Everything Fact First First Thing Get Going Love Races Survival Ten The First Thing Thing Try Up Within You I Love

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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 try to finish. Just getting to the end was seen as an achievement in itself.

~David Millar

Topics: Achievement Also Back Bikes Bones Break Crash End Fight Finish Get Getting Itself Just Lose People Romantic Seemed Seen Then Tragic Try Winning Would

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

~David Millar

Topics: Always Any Cheaters Clean Human Human Nature Nature Never Percent Sport Will

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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.

~David Millar

Topics: Aesthetic Based Bike Carry Class Cycling Form Much Sort Technique Way You Yourself

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In fact cycling has always been 'saved' by judicial investigations and not by the anti-doping controls we put in place. That's the harsh truth. We have relied on them to clean the sport up.

~David Millar

Topics: Always Been Clean Controls Cycling Fact Harsh In Fact Investigations Judicial Place Put Saved Sport Them Truth Up

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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 it's really hurting. We go through a lot physically.

~David Millar

Topics: Best Easy Give Go Guys Hurting Just Longer Lot Mountain Often Physically Really Suffer Those Through Up Who You

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

~David Millar

Topics: Cyclist Eating Free Full-On Great Italy Restaurants Stardom You

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Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport.

~David Millar

Topics: Awful Background Days Going Know Main Objective Some Sport Survival

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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 hate cycling because I blamed it for the lie I was living.

~David Millar

Topics: About Because Blamed Bother Came Cell Come Cycling Epiphany Everything Hate Lie Living Lose Me Police Realised Slightest

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Athlete

Born: January 4th, 1977

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