[A 2005 response to doping allegations] Unfortunately, the witch hunt continues and tomorrow's article is nothing short of tabloid journalism. The paper even admits in its own article that the science in question here is faulty and that I have no way to defend myself. They state: 'There will therefore be no counter-exam nor regulatory prosecutions, in a strict sense, since defendant's rights cannot be respected.' I will simply restate what I have said many times: I have never taken performance enhancing drugs.

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.

I'm not willing to put a percentage on the chances but I will no longer rule it out.

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.

I didn't live a lot of lies, but I lived one big one.

My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough.

Extraordinary allegations require extraordinary evidence.