I don't think anybody else from my generation had federal agents standing at their door with a badge and a gun, saying: 'You are going to answer my questions'.

Make an obstacle an opportunity, make a negative a positive.

Pain is only temporary. Quitting is forever!

Cycling is so hard, the suffering is so intense, that it’s absolutely cleansing. The pain is so deep and strong that a curtain descends over your brain….Once; someone asked me what pleasure I took in riding for so long. ‘PLEASURE???? I said.’ ‘I don’t understand the question.’ I didn’t do it for the pleasure; I did it for the pain.

I am just coming into my best years. This year I did new things; stretching and abdominal work.

Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, even with that weather, all the time.

Everybody wants to know what I'm on. What am I on? I'm on my bike busting my ass six hours a day. What are you on?