Lance Armstrong Quotes

"If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on."

"It can't be any simpler: the farewell is going to be on the Champs-Elysees."

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

"The riskiest thing you can do is get greedy."

"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."

"Two things scare me. The first is getting hurt. But that's not nearly as scary as the second, which is losing."

"A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear is the booing."

"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."

"Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place."

"Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever."

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

"We as parents have to lead by example. Showing our kids what it's like to have healthy lifestyles and what it's like to eat right and exercise is so important."

"The question is not about me but about the process and the ethics,"

"It gave me a chance to re-evaluate my life and my career. Cancer certainly gives things a new perspective. I would not have won the Tour de France if I had not had cancer. It gave me new strength and focus."

"Birthdays don't really matter much anymore ... for me, I sort of have a new birthday and that's October 2nd, the day I was diagnosed, ... the day we all sort of look to and mark these milestones by one year, two year, five year, 10 year. Hopefully, I have a 50 year."

"no desire to thank him for anything."

"A guy like him - I'm not blowing smoke - could be the future of cycling."

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

"He has the best condition. Tomorrow, he is the favorite. I have insider information,"

"a little slice of heaven."