I raced because I was paid to do a job and I felt like I had to do the job. Number two: I raced because I loved the process, I loved training, getting ready for the race, I loved all of that. And number three I raced for my memories. Regardless of what somebody wants to give or take away, you can't take my memories.

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

Well, you better ride like you stole something 'cause you are about to win a stage in the Tour de Fance.

Cancer doesn’t care if you’re Republican or Democrat.

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.

It's simple. Success comes from training harder, living better and digging deeper than the others.

If there is a defining characteristic of a man as opposed to a boy, maybe it's patience.