I might have changed, but that did not mean the sport had.

I was awarded 'Most Aggressive Rider of the Day', generally given to the most spectacular loser of the day.

If you're not at the front, you're not in the race.

I had grown used to getting a pat on the back and being told after a good result: 'Well done, David - you should be happy, you're the first clean rider.

The smallest issues can become the most important things in life and reality slips away.

The past is as important as the future, but we only live in the here and now.

What an idiot I'd been. What a spoilt brat. What a bloody fool.

This place has been my home. They liked me here. Not any more. Now they will look the other way. Now I don't belong.

Nothing was being done to help the non-dopers, to encourage or support them. Even the clean riders like myself and Moncout knew how easy it was to cheat the tests.

I didn't want to take it. I knew it was a powerful drug, but I also knew it was a catabolic drug that consumed the body.

I didn't care about goals or expectations any more, I was just determined to race my heart out.

You start by writing to live. You end by writing so as not to die.

Life is a series of moments. The quality of attention and action that we bring to each moment determines the quality of our lives.

Neither awake nor in a dark dream are perilous blades just as they seem.

I know that sometimes the chemistry just isn't there between the model, photographer, hair and make-up. It's nobody's fault and you just have to do better next time.

Creativity is essentially a lonely art. An even lonelier struggle.

I had a wonderful childhood, but I was a wanderer from year one.

Even if humans feel lots of fear, remember God will take care of you. This is a collective message because fear is contagious... This is a message of reassurance.

Why? Why not? Why not you? Why not now?

The first thing you need to decide when you build your blog is what you want to accomplish with it, and what it can do if successful.