But, listen, Eddie Merkyx would have won six Tours if he hadn't been punched.

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

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.

I didn't invent the culture, but I didn't try to stop the culture.

I take nothing for granted. I now have only good days, or great days.

My cocktail, so to speak, was only EPO, but not a lot, transfusions and testosterone.

One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible.

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

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

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.

Anything is possible, but you have to believe and you have to fight.

People can become addicted to fame, money, and attention as deeply as they become addicted to drugs.

One aspect of a successful relationship is not just how compatible you are, but how you deal with your incompatibility.

Some of the greatest battles you will face will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.

It was a great circumstance when I received the script of [Chloe] and Atom [Egoyan] said he wanted me to do it. I was inclined to say 'yes' immediately.

Thank God I didn't have my children until I was a little bit older.

Look to the beauty of this day, miracles are all around you.

I'm a lifelong bachelor, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't marry the right woman.

Karachi has had an overdose of history, too much has happened.

It's a simple liberating reality - the best things in life are mine for the choosing.

Kempo is for the street first; everything else is secondary.