Pain is temporary. Eventually it will subside. If I quit, however, the surrender stays with me.

You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.

Do it even if you shouldn't, do it becuase you want to, do it becuase it will make things better.

It works better for me to be nervous and hungry.

It can't be any simpler: the farewell is going to be on the Champs-Elysees.

If we don't somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we're going to have a huge problem.

There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right to come back.

Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road.

I tried to control the narrative.

Well, you better ride like you stole something 'cause you are about to win a stage in the Tour de Fance.

Cancer doesn’t care if you’re Republican or Democrat.

I may be in timeout forever. But I hope not to be.

One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible.

We have unrealized capacities that sometimes only emerge in crisis.

No one automatically gives you respect just because you show up. You have to earn it

We are much better than we know.

It's ironic, I used to ride my bike to make a living. Now I just want to live so that I can ride.

Pain is only temporary. Quitting is forever!

We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell.