I would never want to be selected to a team just because I am going to set a record. It's critical to me to earn my way.

I just want to continue the way I am going.

Just because I don't have a college degree doesn't mean I am not smart!

People always think I'm taller than I am - not just because of the shoes I wear but because of the way I dress. It's all relatively streamlined.

My first Olympics was Munich in 1972. I am better now than I was then, in knowledge and experience. The age of top riders generally tends to be older than in other sports because it takes a lot of time to be consistent.

By my mid-30s, I just thought, 'This is not going to happen. I am never going to become an astronaut in the U.K.'