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

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

I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999.

Average is Your Enemy.

The answer is hard work. What are you doing on Christmas Eve? Are you riding your bike? January 1st - are you riding your bike?

Hey. Pain can last a moment, it can last a day, it can last a week, it can last a long..long time, but it can't last forever and the only thing that can last forever is if you quit.

It was great to fight in training, great to fight in the race, but you don't need to fight in a press conference, or an interview, or a personal interaction.