I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999. Lance Armstrong More Quotes by Lance Armstrong More Quotes From Lance Armstrong What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potenial embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint. I was discovering that if it was a matter of gritting my teeth, not caring how it looked, and outlasting everybody else, I won. It didn't seem to matter what sport it was-in a straight-ahead, long-distant race, I could beat anybody. If it was a suffer-fest, I was good at it. Lance Armstrong caring athlete sports If I was racing in 2015, no, I wouldn't do it again because I don't think you have to. If you take me back to 1995, when doping was completely pervasive, I would probably do it again. Lance Armstrong take-me-back racing thinking Hard work, sacrifice and focus will never show up in tests. Lance Armstrong sacrifice hard-work change A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. Lance Armstrong hilarious cheer acceptance For whatever reason, maybe it's because of my story, but people associate Livestrong with exercise and physical fitness, health and lifestyle choices like that. Lance Armstrong lifestyle-choices exercise people We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell. Lance Armstrong cancer giving-up inspirational I become a happier man each time I suffer Lance Armstrong suffering men Two things scare me. The first is getting hurt. But that's not nearly as scary as the second, which is losing. Lance Armstrong scary hurt two I think I bit off more than I could chew. I thought the marathon would be easier. For the level of condition that I have now... that was without a doubt the hardest physical thing I have ever done. Lance Armstrong doubt running thinking 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. Lance Armstrong portland-oregon path weather Anyone who imagines they can work alone winds up surrounded by nothing but rivals, without companions. The fact is, no one ascends alone. Lance Armstrong teamwork wind inspirational You know, once I was thinking of quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike and won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I'm sure you have a good reason to quit. Lance Armstrong cancer running thinking Everybody wants to know what I'm on. What am I on? I'm on my bike busting my ass six hours a day. What are you on? Lance Armstrong athlete inspirational sports I exercise everyday. I swim, I bike, I run and I go to the gym. Lance Armstrong swim exercise running One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible. Lance Armstrong athlete positive inspirational The day it all changed. The day I stated never to take anything for granted. The day I learned to take charge of my life. It was the day I was diagnosed with cancer. Lance Armstrong granted cancer changed [A 2005 response to doping allegations] Unfortunately, the witch hunt continues and tomorrow's article is nothing short of tabloid journalism. The paper even admits in its own article that the science in question here is faulty and that I have no way to defend myself. They state: 'There will therefore be no counter-exam nor regulatory prosecutions, in a strict sense, since defendant's rights cannot be respected.' I will simply restate what I have said many times: I have never taken performance enhancing drugs. Lance Armstrong drug taken rights If you're trying to hide something, you wouldn't keep getting away with it for 10 years. Nobody is that clever. Lance Armstrong clever trying years Yellow wakes me up in the morning. Yellow gets me on the bike every day. Yellow has taught me the true meaning of sacrifice. Yellow makes me suffer. Yellow is the reason I'm here. Lance Armstrong sacrifice yellow morning [The] pain is temporary. It may last a minute, an hour, a day, or a year, but eventually it subsides. And when it does, something else takes its place, and that thing might be called a greater space for happiness ... Each time we overcome pain, I believe that we grow. Lance Armstrong pain space believe
