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You need to believe in yourself.
I think I thrive under pressure.
All you can do is to do your best.
I've done more than I ever dreamed of.
I'm really, really excited heading towards Rio.
People recognise me now. I've got so much fan mail.
Riding Valegro always makes you smile, so I enjoy it.
I literally worked from the bottom up to where I am now.
I've been riding Valegro since he was four or five years old.
If I never competed again, it wouldn't bother me. I don't care.
Every horse I get on I can adapt to. It's like a jigsaw puzzle.
It isn't called dressage any more - it is called 'dancing horses.'
I love having horses from a young age and seeing how far they can go.
I got asked to do loads of TV series, all sorts of things that weren't me.
I'm really lucky that I can control my nerves; it doesn't seem to get to me.
People tell me I'm their idol and a huge inspiration - that's really surreal.
I owe my mum Jane a lot, as she's supported me all the way, so I'm very lucky.
The sport is about finding the horses. But to find another Valegro is impossible.
Moms being moms, they're very supportive, and they're always talking very highly of you.
I want to get up and ride my horses, do what I love doing. I don't want to be recognised.
When I used to say I did dressage, I got blank looks. No one had a clue what I was on about.
Getting to the top is one thing, but staying there is quite another. That's the difficult bit.
So many horses get stage fright when they enter the arena, and that's it - the performance is over.
London was my first Olympics. It was my dream to get there, and I literally had the time of my life.
My ultimate dream was to get to the Olympics. I never thought I would come away with two gold medals.
It's been an absolute rollercoaster. The things I've done, I didn't even dream of doing or achieving.
We all get so excited about the big events, but when there's an animal involved, it's ten times harder.
This will be Valegro's retirement after Rio, so I want to go out there and want to enjoy every last minute.
I've had so many letters from people saying I've inspired them to take up riding, and that's an amazing feeling.
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.
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 never think of who's in the competition. I never let myself get in that frame of mind, worrying about who I'm against.
I've had dreams - there were three things I wanted to do during my career. I did them during my first year of Grand Prix.
I love producing horses, and we have some great young horses at home. We'll look forward and train those and start again.
When you're doing well and you're successful, part of being successful is that you get interviewed. But it ruins the moment.
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 can honestly say I had the time of my life in London. I don't regret one part of it, and I have never wanted the moment to end.
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.
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.
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.
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.
It is very rare that he makes a mistake, and I feel just privileged to have done what I have with him. There will never be another Valegro.
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.
I turned the Gloucester Christmas lights on and our local Newent lights on, so everyone recognises me now. It is a completely different life for me.
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.
I literally did it through hard work and dedication. People out there who think you have to have loads of money to do this sport... it just shows you.
I get called 'the girl off the dancing horse.' I just laugh; I think it's really funny. It's true, isn't it? It's great we're getting that recognition.
It's insane to have won all those things - not possible. But what I love is learning, which never stops and is nothing to do with the medals you've won.
It's going to be hard to ever have a horse to replace Valegro. He is a professor. I think he read the dressage book and learnt it all before he ever did it.
I don't ever want to be famous. I never want to live that life. I genuinely hate the fact that I would be stopped for a picture or an autograph all the time.