British - Athlete | July 13, 1985 -
Winning HOYS set me up for the future and prepared me for riding in front of lots of people, but the real highlight was the London 2012 Olympics. Being able to go out in front of thousands of people, on your home ground, representing your country and winning gold medals is something I'll never be able to beat.
Charlotte Dujardin
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For most athletes, there's a focus on your own fitness, but I have to rely on my horse, too. I've been very lucky so far, and it hasn't presented a problem, but you can never count on a competition going as planned until you're there and actually doing it.
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We all get so excited about the big events, but when there's an animal involved, it's ten times harder.
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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.
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I've done more than I ever dreamed of.
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Getting to the top is one thing, but staying there is quite another. That's the difficult bit.
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If I never competed again, it wouldn't bother me. I don't care.
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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.
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I love having horses from a young age and seeing how far they can go.
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That's why success hasn't changed me: because I don't want to be famous or do TV or be a model or be recognised in a shop. I'm not interested. There's nothing worse.
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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.
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Every competition I do, I never know if it's the last one.
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