Nobody is going to feel sorry for me if I've lost a dollar or $100m.
The idea that anybody was forced, or pressured, or encouraged, is not true.
What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potential embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint.
Everybody wants to know what I'm on. What am I on? I'm on my bike busting my ass six hours a day. What are you on?
Motivation can't take you very far if you don't have the legs.
It works better for me to be nervous and hungry.