On a friendship with former president George W. Bush: He's a personal friend, but we've all got the right not to agree with our friends.

The ban is completely out of my hands. And I think in most people's minds, even if it's unrealistic to them, it's one that I left myself with no choice on.

I spent a long time trying to build up an organisation [the Lance Armstrong Foundation that changed its name to Livestrong after his confession] to help a lot of people.

I got the three things I wanted. I did my job, I worked hard in the process, and I cherish the memories, and they're mine.

I have never doped. I can say it again, but I've said it for seven years.

There was more happiness in the process, in the build, in the preparation. The winning was almost phoned in.

On a friendship with former president George W. Bush: He's a personal friend, but we've all got the right not to agree with our friends.