We are all totally committed as elite athletes. To think that pushing people around and bullying them is the best way to get results out of them is just ludicrous.

Next quotes

• Victoria Pendleton:

  Don't get me wrong: there are some fantastic people who work at British Cycling who kept me togethe

• Victoria Pendleton:

  I never really felt I had the same respect as my male team-mates. My opinion wasn't worth as much.

• Victoria Pendleton:

  I go round and round in circles, really, really fast, on a big wooden bowl.

• Victoria Pendleton:

  I turn left for a living.

• Victoria Pendleton:

  I like heels and make-up.

• Victoria Pendleton:

  As a kid growing up - I can see now - it didn't matter what I did, as long as it was something I co

• Victoria Pendleton:

  I was put on a pony as a kid at some birthday party when you're all led around.

• Victoria Pendleton:

  As you ride in a steeplechase, and you're on the horse, going quite fast, you think, 'That's quite

• Victoria Pendleton:

  We've all said, 'No, no, I couldn't do that... ' But actually, you could if you just went, 'You kno

• Victoria Pendleton:

  We don't talk about courage much in our everyday conversations, but I am comfortable with it now.