David Millar Professions : Cyclist Born : January 4, 1977 Browse All Authors Top 32 quotes by David Millar The first time I rode a bike I was four or five. I crashed into the back of a car. David Millar car four firsts 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. David Millar cheater people way I've been proud to be national champion. David Millar champion proud Now there are two or three teams who are very ethical in their outlook who have opened up the economic benefits and that is probably going to be a turning point in the sport. David Millar team sports two The sky was falling down on me and I spent most of the time drunk. It was the only way I could handle it. David Millar drunk sky fall Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport. David Millar awful survival sports 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 place always clean truth 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 lie me police hate I sat there with everything - and I had nothing. David Millar had nothing everything sat Why should sports men and women get punished harsher than people in the normal world? David Millar women sports men people 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 you bike survival love I think if I get the training spot on, the equipment perfect and I'm in the right state of mind, I can get a result there from no competitive action. David Millar result think training mind Similar Authors Bernard Hinault cyclist Dervla Murphy cyclist Clara Hughes cyclist Chris Hoy cyclist Chris Boardman cyclist Graeme Obree cyclist All Authors