Quotes from Charlotte Dujardin

I started as a working pupil in a yard, mucking out and doing all the duties... and I just never gave up on my dream.

I love having horses from a young age and seeing how far they can go.

I can't help but smile when I ride Valegro; I think something, and he does it. I laugh, and I think, 'God, how does he know? I didn't even ask. I just thought it.'

Riding Valegro always makes you smile, so I enjoy it.

It's always nice for the judges and the audiences to have something a bit different so they don't always see and hear the same thing.

This will be Valegro's retirement after Rio, so I want to go out there and want to enjoy every last minute.

I got asked to do loads of TV series, all sorts of things that weren't me.

My ultimate dream was to get to the Olympics. I never thought I would come away with two gold medals.

You can't do the same thing every day with the horse. Because they then know the thing inside out, and they're leading you, not the other way round. You don't want them to take over. You have to be able to ride the movements and set the movements up; you don't want them starting before you are ready.

My parents don't have a lot of money, and it was only when my mum's mum died that we could buy Fernandez, my first grand prix horse.

My mum used to ride, and when she was mucking out, I always wanted to sit on a horse. And if she took me off, I'd scream my head off.

So many horses get stage fright when they enter the arena, and that's it - the performance is over.

There is Rio in 2016, but it won't be the same as going to London and hearing 24,000 people - nearly all British - cheering, stamping their feet, and screaming your name.

I'm really lucky that I can control my nerves; it doesn't seem to get to me.

It's tough, but I have to remember that this is my passion and what I love, and that's how I keep the nerves from kicking in.

I think we're actually the only sport that has a mix of men and women competing together. The majority of other sports are separated by gender.

London was my first Olympics. It was my dream to get there, and I literally had the time of my life.

For me, I wouldn't mind if I never did another Olympics; nothing can beat London. The setting, the support, the military people. From start to finish, it was such fun. I had the most amazing time.

I've done more than I ever dreamed of.

I have come from a background where I haven't had lots of money to put me on the map. I've had to work very hard for what I've got.