If there was a god, I'd still have both nuts.

If I can't face my accusers, that's a joke. We did that in medieval times.

The biggest losers are those who care only about winning.

It's ironic, I used to ride my bike to make a living. Now I just want to live so that I can ride.

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.

The ban doesn't have anything to do with Livestrong or my ability to work in [the cancer] community. Perhaps it speeds it up. I don't know the examples in Great Britain of athletes who have fallen. I know the examples in the United States - the Tiger Woods, the Michael Vicks, even the Bill Clintons - people who are still out there able to work.

There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.'