That was my decision, so I have to be responsible for that. It was one of the biggest mistakes of my life and I don't have a good reason for why I wanted to come back, I don't have a good reason for doing it all.

I exercise everyday. I swim, I bike, I run and I go to the gym.

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

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.

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.

My mother told me...if you're going to get anywhere, you're going to have to do it yourself, because no one is going to do it for you.

I guess if I looked at it from an athletic standpoint, I don't really need to win another Tour. Seven Tours for me was a dream, six broke the record, so that eight doesn't really mean much.