I believe there are two periods in life, one for the bike, the other for becoming active on one's work.

I race to win, not to please people

There's a terrible delight in watching a rival sink without a trace

As long as I breathe, I attack.

Illegal drug use runs contrary to the image of health depicted by cycling. Distributors of these drugs must be prosecuted more harshly as they are ciminals.

As long as I live and breathe, I attack

I am working as public relations director for the Tour de France and maintaining my farm.

I have the impression that cycling is no longer a game but rather an employment... a job.

I have contacts with the Tour de France which keep me close to cycling.

I may, however, begin riding again when I am 60.

She shot out of her seat, tired of waiting, at last ready to create her future.

With her right index finger she slowly spells words on Grace's skin.Don't let me go crazy.The moon is pale and vast. The stars so sharp they almost hurt.

A soul that is happy in the things of God can overcome tremendous obstacles.

Speculation, like nature, abhors a vacuum.

Cuts of clothes and shapes of clothes are really important.

Mediocrity is the worst enemy of prosperity.

I come from a town of great musicians: Washington, D.C. It's no joke, that history.

Make sure you continue to trust what you know now about yourself and stay true to what you believe in

Indians are very racist. It's deeply ingrained. But there is so much pressure by peer groups, magazines, billboards and TV adverts that perpetuate this idea that fair is the ideal.

Hollywood cools, and when it cools you have to go to where the work is. I ran off to Italy to do spaghetti westerns.