It's frustrating in the sense that I still think I could be competing at some sport at a fairly high level, which nobody cares about. Nobody wants to hear me say that.

Knowledge is power, community is strength and positive attitude is everything

It's something I find enjoyable. Whether it is a road bike or mountain bike or tandem bike. I enjoy riding a bike.

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

I wanted to live, but whether I would or not was mystery, and in the midst of confronting that fact, even at that moment, I was beginning to sense that to stare into the heart of such a fearful mystery wasn't a bad thing. To be afraid is a priceless education. P 99

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.

Life to me is a series of false limits and my challenge as an athlete is to explore those limits