Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90-percent chance or a 50-percent chance or a 1-percent chance, but you have to believe, and you have to fight.

A boo is a lot louder than a cheer, if you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear is the booing.

We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell.

Hard work, sacrifice and focus will never show up in tests.

You know, once I was thinking of quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike and won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I'm sure you have a good reason to quit.

There was certainly a dishonesty there that I think is totally regrettable and inexcusable. The ringleading, the bullying: not totally true.

The way you live your life, the perspective you select, is a choice you make every single day when you wake up. It's yours to decide.