The question was, which would the chemo kill first: the cancer or me?

How many times do I have to say it? … Well, it can't be any clearer than 'I've never taken drugs.'

The unwillingness to accept anything short of victory, that underlying fury, is the fundamental building block of my bottomless motivation to succeed. It is my credo in all that I do in life from battling cancer to bicycle racing.

Hey. Pain can last a moment, it can last a day, it can last a week, it can last a long..long time, but it can't last forever and the only thing that can last forever is if you quit.

I become a happier man each time I suffer

I rode, and I rode, and I rode. I rode like I had never ridden, punishing my body up and down every hill I could find. I rode when no one else would ride.

Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, even with that weather, all the time.