Quotes from Charlotte Dujardin

I've been riding Valegro since he was four or five years old.

I've had so many letters from people saying I've inspired them to take up riding, and that's an amazing feeling.

It's been an absolute rollercoaster. The things I've done, I didn't even dream of doing or achieving.

When you're doing well and you're successful, part of being successful is that you get interviewed. But it ruins the moment.

You need to believe in yourself.

All you can do is to do your best.

If I never competed again, it wouldn't bother me. I don't care.

I literally worked from the bottom up to where I am now.

I think it's really strange for somebody that's probably never been in the public eye. All of a sudden I was 'big time' - boom, it all just happened.

The fan mail I get every day is incredible. It piles through the door from not just Britain but everywhere. It is so great to have that support behind me - everyone says I am an inspiration. It is great.

I owe my mum Jane a lot, as she's supported me all the way, so I'm very lucky.

Moms being moms, they're very supportive, and they're always talking very highly of you.

People tell me I'm their idol and a huge inspiration - that's really surreal.

My first ambition was to be a show jumper. I did a bit of dressage as part of it, and the dressage trainer saw me and said, 'Why are you wasting your time with the other stuff? You should be concentrating on this.'

When I used to say I did dressage, I got blank looks. No one had a clue what I was on about.

Every competition I do, I never know if it's the last one.

Valegro just loves his job. I don't have to force him to do anything, I just sit there and steer, and off I go. There's no sweating, no pushing, no pulling. He knows his job, and it's just fantastic.

It's going to be a rule, I think, for wearing a crash hat, and I actually fractured my skull through not wearing a hat. I was so lucky to escape from that, and now, it's something I always do.

I remember some people after the Olympics that had no idea about horses would ask, 'Do you do that with the horse, or does the horse do it by itself?' I think the fact that you can make it look like you are doing nothing is a real talent. And it is such a massive reward at the end of it.

To be one of the first British females to get three gold medals, to join Laura Trott in doing that, is a huge privilege.

I love producing horses, and we have some great young horses at home. We'll look forward and train those and start again.

We all get so excited about the big events, but when there's an animal involved, it's ten times harder.

At an event in Germany, I realised the organisers had 'The Great Escape' playing as background music to my test, and I just thought, 'It's really cool. I want that.' It is fantastic to ride to.

Every horse I get on I can adapt to. It's like a jigsaw puzzle.