Quotes from Bradley Wiggins

How does Ronnie O'Sullivan play snooker the way he does? You can't explain it.

People always push the boundaries, especially when the rewards are so high financially.

My mum put herself in £50,000 of debt to service my sporting career. She did everything for me to pursue my dream.

I didn't like doing team presentations at races, being introduced as the winner of the Tour. I felt quite embarrassed by it.

That period afterwards, just hating being the winner of the Tour de France, hating cycling, hating the media for asking me questions about Lance Armstrong.

When I did win the Tour, I felt I was feted more in the U.K. for being an Olympic gold medallist... Then I come back to Europe to race, and they're not interested in the Olympic gold; it's about being the winner of the Tour de France - here he is.

One of my all-time favourite guitarists is, in fact, a bassist - John Entwistle from The Who. He's one of my all-time favourites, the way he kind of expanded. I mean, he could have been a lead guitarist and been one of the best guitarists in the world. He wasn't even bass player; he was a bass guitarist, and he took the bass to another level.

I wanted to put a really good kids' racing bike out there for kids under 14: 10-year-olds, eight-year-olds, right down to balance bikes for kids.

I had a small investment in Twofold, following guidance from my professional advisers. I had, however, claimed no tax relief of any amount in regard to this investment. Given the concerns raised about it, I have now instructed my advisors to withdraw me from the scheme with immediate effect.

Wives are around a lot longer than your sporting years.

I feel a different person in a lot of ways. I feel much more professional and dedicated to my trade than I used to be. I appreciate this ability I've got - and don't take it for granted any more. That fits every aspect of my life now.

Usually, the great thing about cycling is that anybody can watch it; it's very accessible.

I certainly don't hope to live forever, but on the other hand, I'm not reckless.

When you're in the heat of the moment, you need guys you can trust and who have been there for you.

Working-class people don't tend to be wooed by celebrity.

I was a fan of Lance Armstrong, and I remember watching him win the Worlds in '93 in Oslo.

Part of me worries about upsetting people, because we all have perceptions about Olympic champions.

Tom Simpson is like the Bobby Moore of British cycling.

It's an Olympic Games, at the end of the day, and to represent your country at the Olympics is about as good as it gets. Put a gold medal on top of that, and it doesn't ever get any better.

Growing up, the news agents round my way in Kilburn all had 'Time Out' on their shopfronts. The logo is a London icon.

On the Tour, you live in a bubble - your team, the other riders, the press - so you don't know how it looks from outside.

I said at the start of the race that the Tour is about being good for 21 days, being consistent every day, not having super days and bad days.

The Tour has changed, and I can't make up my mind if it's changed for the better or worse.

You can plan physically to try to win the Tour, but I could never plan for what was going to happen after it.