I'm Not Trying To Justify Myself, Or

There Were No Shortcuts, I Realized. It Took Years Of Racing To Build Up The Mind And Body And Character Until A Rider Had Logged Hundreds Of Races And Thousands Of Miles Of Road. I Wouldn't Be Able To Win A Tour De France Until I Had Enough Iron In My Legs, And Lungs, And Brain And Heart.

In My Most Painful Moments On The Bike, I Am At My Most Curious And I Wonder Each And Every Time How I Will Respond.

We Are Much Better Than We Know.

No One Automatically Gives You Respect Just Because You Show Up. You Have To Earn It

The Body Is Telling The Mind To Stop. The Mind Is Telling The Body To Shut Up.