The riskiest thing you can do is get greedy.

In my most painful moments on the bike, I am at my most curious and I wonder each and every time how I will respond.

We each cope differently with the specter of our deaths. Some people deny it. Some pray. Some numb themselves with tequila. I was tempted to do a little of each of those things. But I think we are supposed to try to face it straightforwardly, armed with nothing but courage.

I have never had a single positive doping test, and I do not take performance-enhancing drugs.

What is stronger, fear or hope?

I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles.

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.