Through my illness I learned rejection. I was written off. That was the moment I thought, Okay, game on. No prisoners. Everybody's going down.

A boo is a lot louder than a cheer.

I can get up in the morning and look myself in the mirror and my family can look at me too and that's all that matters.

I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.

It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf - take on Tiger.

My career is going to be played out year by year. Will I be here in 2004? I don't know. The record won't keep me here. Happiness will.

If you ever get a second chance in life for something, you've got to go all the way.