To these ideals which were instilled in me when I was a youth, I attribute in a large degree the success that was mine on the bicycle tracks of the world.

It is my thought that clean living and a strict observance of the golden rule of true sportsmanship are foundation stones without which a championship structure cannot be built.

I do not believe there is any royal road to success as an athlete any more than there is to others in everyday life.

Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins.

In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail.

Life is too short for any man to hold bitterness in his heart.

I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.