David Millar Quotes

A collection of quotes by David Millar.

David Millar is a former professional road racing cyclist from Scotland. Born on January 4, 1977, he started his cycling career in the late 1990s. Millar achieved numerous victories and wore the leader's jersey in several prestigious races, including the Tour de France. However, in 2004, he was banned from the sport for two years due to doping offenses. Following his suspension, Millar became an advocate for clean cycling and actively supported anti-doping efforts. He retired from professional cycling in 2014 and has since worked as a television commentator and author.

I have lived a short time without a future, completely lost

I have lived a short time without a future, completely lost - never alone, but very lost. We say in bad times that it's happening for a reason, perhaps - because it makes us feel better - to give times of strife a higher purpose, even if we find it hard to believe.

Life Belief Reason Purpose Loneliness

I'd just killed some of the best riders in the world - and I

I'd just killed some of the best riders in the world - and I was clean. I'd taken nothing - no EPO, no cortisone, no testosterone, no painkillers, no caffeine. I had justified to myself that I was a great rider without drugs - yet perversely given myself the green light to dope again. I'd proved what I could do clean - how much more could I do if I was doped?

Success Pain Drugs Inspirational Self Doping

In fact cycling has always been 'saved' by judicial investig

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.

Truth Sports Places Clean

Preparation was a term I was to hear more and more. It had a

Preparation was a term I was to hear more and more. It had another more sinister meaning. If you were prepared, it meant you were doped.

Inspirational Life Lessons Doping

I might have changed, but that did not mean the sport had.

I might have changed, but that did not mean the sport had.

Change Sports Inspirational Doubt Doping

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, a

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

It seemed romantic but also tragic - people would be winning

It seemed romantic but also tragic - people would be winning but then lose it all, or crash but fight on, break bones but get back on their bikes and try to finish. Just getting to the end was seen as an achievement in itself.

Why should sports men and women get punished harsher than pe

Why should sports men and women get punished harsher than people in the normal world?

But human nature dictates that there will always be cheaters

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.