Lance Armstrong quote: "I realized that the Tour is the one race that makes me tick, ... It's the one that wakes me up early. And it's the one, when I'm suffering like a dog in training, that makes me dig that much deeper. Nothing compares."

It can't be any simpler: the farewell is going to be on the Champs-Elysees.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I joined the swim team when I was 12, and I was the worst kid in the pool - I was put with a group o...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Marathons are hard because of the physical pain, the pounding on the muscles, joints, tendons.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf - take on Tiger.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Nobody needs to cry for me. I'm going to be great.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you he...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

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

For whatever reason, maybe it's because of my story, but people associate Livestrong with exerci...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension,...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

If we don't somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we're going to have a huge problem.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

The riskiest thing you can do is get greedy.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I still don't get golf.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I may be in timeout forever. But I hope not to be.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I exercise everyday. I swim, I bike, I run and I go to the gym.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Two things scare me. The first is getting hurt. But that's not nearly as scary as the second, wh...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.'
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Through my illness I learned rejection. I was written off. That was the moment I thought, Okay, game...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I mean, having the speedometer in the front windshield was something I've never experienced before, ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I think it's better we downplay our chances. I think we should cherish this role as the underdog, be...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Birthdays don't really matter much anymore ... for me, I sort of have a new birthday and that's Octo...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

It's a strange climb ... long but not very steep, so you can keep 30, 40, 50 guys, and they can take...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

It was a great day, especially with the weather. First the heat, then the thunder, then the sun agai...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

But if you ride your bike a mile away, she is not gonna find you.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

The truth is, if you asked me to choose between winning the TdF and cancer, I would choose cancer. O...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

It's a great feeling when someone like Bernard Hinault comes up to you on the podium to say 'Welcome...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I started fast and hard, it was difficult with a hard climb and long downhill with headwind. It was ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

A boo is a lot louder than a cheer.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Anyone who imagines they can work alone winds up surrounded by nothing but rivals, without companion...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

For the level of condition that I have now, that was without a doubt the hardest physical thing I ha...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

The biggest problem with politics or running for the governor
LANCE ARMSTRONG

At the end of the day, if there was indeed some Body or presence standing there to judge me, I hoped...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

The truth is, if you asked me to choose between winning the Tour de France and cancer, I would choos...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Without cancer, I never would have won a single Tour de France. Cancer taught me a plan for more pur...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

During our lives we're faced with so many elements as well, we experience so many setbacks, and figh...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from th...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will sub...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Extraordinary allegations require extraordinary evidence.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Obviously, I come from one background, and the people that design fitness equipment have been doing ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

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

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will sub...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

The night before brain surgery, I thought about death. I searched out my larger values, and I asked ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

There comes a time in every race when a competitor meets the real opponent, and understands that it�...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

In a pack sprint to the finish line, a solo rider without allies or associates is a tired & losi...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I had a decision to make. To me, it wasn't a hard one: if I could ride, I was going. Crashes were un...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

How do you fight an invisible opponent like suspicion?
LANCE ARMSTRONG

What will you do with your wild & precious self?
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Some things you can't win, though I don't like to admit it. I'm not used to losing much of anything,...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

What losing does is, it restores the perspective.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I challenged that assumption by returning to a full, productive life. I had behaved, Nichols said, "...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

There comes a time in every race when a competitor meets the real opponent, and understands that it'...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

My house is burned, but I can see the sky.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Suffering, I was beginning to think, was essential to a good life, and as inextricable from such a l...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

When you win, you don't examine it very much, except to congratulate yourself. You easily, and wrong...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

He deserves to win.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Andre's been doing this for 20 years at the highest level, and you just can't argue with that,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

The system has seriously failed. And when the system fails, you have to go to the head. And he won't...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

[But the strongest reason he gave for discounting the results of the B-sample tests from France was ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

The fact is that cycling in France is in the process of going through one of its toughest periods, ....
LANCE ARMSTRONG

THERE ARE ANGELS on this earth and they come in subtle forms,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Make every negative into a positive,” as my mother says. Nothing goes to waste, you put it all to ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

If there is a defining characteristic of a man as opposed to a boy, maybe it’s patience.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Your past forms you, whether you like it or not. Each encounter and experience has its own effect, a...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Make every obstacle an opportunity.” And that’s what we did.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I’ve learned how to take out my own stitches: all you need is a pair of fingernail clippers & ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will sub...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

We each cope differently with the specter of our deaths. Some people deny it. Some pray. Some numb t...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Evan Handler is a man who’s looked into the abyss and laughed. His book, It’s Only Temporary, ma...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

The question that lingers is, how much was I a factor in my own survival, and how much was science, ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

For most of my life I had operated under a simple schematic of winning and losing, but cancer was te...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I believed in belief, for its own shining sake. To believe in the face of utter hopelessness, every ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I wanted to live, but whether I would or not was mystery, and in the midst of confronting that fact,...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Son,you never quit
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Hope that is the only antidote to fear.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I asked myself what I believed. I had never prayed a lot. I hoped hard, wished hard, but I didn't pr...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

What is stronger, fear or hope?
LANCE ARMSTRONG

My mother told me...if you're going to get anywhere, you're going to have to do it yourself, because...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

There are other countries in Europe,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

We don't need the yellow jersey, ... We don't need to keep it in the Alps, we need to have it at the...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

If you worried about falling off the bike, youd never get on.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90-percent chance or a 50-percent chance or ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I can beat him on a f**king mountain bike with knobbies.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Unfortunately, the witch hunt continues, ... (This) article is nothing short of tabloid journalism.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

If you've started treatment and you miss a week or two weeks, it's potentially fatal. For me and the...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

That's a new shirt, ... He put that on my credit card. That reminds me, I've got to get my card back...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I'm thinking it's the best way, ... I'm exercising every day.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

The Tour de France is not the only bike race in the world, but it is the biggest, so the possibility...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

The question is not about me but about the process and the ethics,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

It was fairly serious, but I didn't realize how much play it would get. My fault. In hindsight, I sh...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Most folks want to believe in Armstrong, in the credibility of his courage, in the veracity of his i...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I made a mistake to go after him that day. I thought it was too important but I never said the thing...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

never taken performance-enhancing drugs.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

[It is likely that some people critical of Armstrong in the book will be testifying.] There will be ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

What does Daddy do?
LANCE ARMSTRONG

While I'm absolutely enjoying my time as a retired athlete with Sheryl and the kids, the recent smea...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

It has been an honor for me to call Austin home. It is my pleasure to say thanks to my fellow reside...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Those are motivating moments for me. That's the way I can give back to someone who is in the same po...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Wattage is a true indication of what your body is doing.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I'm looking forward to it, ... You sit there and tell your side of it.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Armstrong threatens to come back
LANCE ARMSTRONG

no desire to thank him for anything.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

It really meant a lot, and for a number of different reasons,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

He's training and will evaluate (whether to participate) when the time comes,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Georgia was a great race last year and very tough in terms of its route, ... I hope to defend there,...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Then the first day I put the bike clothes back on, Luke was like, 'What are you doing? I thought you...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Lance always has been motivated by people who don't believe him or doubt him.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Ivan was the strongest today. I didn't give it to him,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

But I know Johan. Seven years in a row he's driven into Paris in car No. 1, and he doesn't want to d...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Jan is completely different from other years. I have known him for seven, eight or nine years, and h...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

We've always had parties or celebrations on that day. It was just a way to do something for a city t...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

She's hot. I saw that!
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I have to say I was surprised when I saw that announcement.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

If you dominate a world sport you will always have questions and doubts. Perhaps at the end of the d...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf -- take on Tiger.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Perhaps we were a little too active in the race, worked a little too much, ... Maybe the guys are ti...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Jan's not finished, ... He starts slow and he's a tough guy who doesn't give up. He might have taken...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Nowadays, we all want clean sport. And fortunately, an organization called WADA has come along and h...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Sitting here today, dealing with all this stuff again, knowing if I were to go back, there's no way ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Jan's not finished. He starts slow and he's a tough guy who doesn't give up. He might have taken one...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

It gave me a chance to re-evaluate my life and my career. Cancer certainly gives things a new perspe...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

For me it was always a simple passion,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

It's a dream scenario for me, ... Now that President Bush doesn't run anymore, he rides his mountain...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

If you consider my situation: a guy who comes back from arguably, you know, a death sentence, why wo...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Unfortunately, the witch hunt continues and tomorrow's article is nothing short of tabloid journalis...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

We have seven years of 'A' and 'B' samples. They've all been negative.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

When I got off the bike at the end of the Tour, it was finished,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

My son Luke thinks it's cool that his dad quit his job,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Nowadays, we all want clean sport, ... And fortunately, an organization called WADA has come along a...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

But this thing stinks. It's not good for me. And the unfortunate thing is that you potentially dealt...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I Got the Blues,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

not happy because Lance did them in front of their own birds.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

We're both old guys, huh?
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Vive le Tour forever.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

the first rule of biking.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

The Armstrong Lie.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

To all the cynics, I'm sorry for you, ... I'm sorry you can't believe in miracles. This is a great s...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I'm sorry for you, ... I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

“Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90-percent chance or a 50-percent chance or...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

The recent smear campaign out of France has awoken my competitive side.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

lost in a sea of athletes.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I think it's better that way. I'm happy with the way my career went and ended and I'm not coming bac...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

He's going to win.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Just trying to stay retired, dude.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

You have to live with the crashes, and hope you don't get into one,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I think the race has everything. I think it has difficulty, it has joy, it has excitement, it even h...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I feel good, I feel strong and I've had a high quality three weeks since my last race,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I personally felt unbelievable. This was the best Team Time Trial I've ever had.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

This is one of the few years where they have not had more money. As a survivor, I think we would be ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

There's a setup here and I'm stuck in the middle of it,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I'm thinking about it, ... I'm thinking it's the best way to piss [the French] off.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

It was a hard climb. Maybe I was still a little bit heavy for a climb like that. The difficult days ...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

If you worried about falling off the bike, you’d never get on.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I had finally adjusted to the jet lag of the trip but woke up this morning with a sore throat that s...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Without the illness I would never have been forced to re-evaluate my life and my career. I know if I...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I actually spoke to him for about 30 minutes and he didn't say any of that stuff to me personally, ....
LANCE ARMSTRONG

My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

If there was a god, I'd still have both nuts.
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours...
LANCE ARMSTRONG

I'm not going to roll out with the yellow jersey,
LANCE ARMSTRONG

Followers are the customers of the Higher Ground Leader, who strives to meet or exceed the outer and...
LANCE SECRETAN

Science sometimes falls short when trying to fathom the depths of our essence - and our inspiration ...
LANCE SECRETAN

As leaders, we become whole when we see that our focused, singular commitment to making the numbers ...
LANCE SECRETAN

'Pigeonholed' isn't the right word, because I feel like I've had a very wide range o...
LANCE REDDICK

I mean, you know actors, we always want to do something else, something different.
LANCE REDDICK

I can only speak as an American, but most journalism here isn't doing its job any more. It's...
LANCE REDDICK

Art is art, and journalism is journalism.
LANCE REDDICK

Don't be a victim; if you want to make movies, make movies.
LANCE REDDICK

I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that...
LANCE REDDICK

As I got further into my career, as a character of color, if I was going to have the types of opport...
LANCE REDDICK

The African American community is so under-served in the entertainment industry.
LANCE REDDICK

You either get better, or you don't progress.
LANCE REDDICK

Nothing will ever top 'The Wire.' It was historical. It was black cinema.
LANCE REDDICK

When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was ...
LANCE REDDICK

'The Wire' really drew on a lot of real-life situations and real-life organizations - it cre...
LANCE REDDICK

I started acting almost on a whim to help my music career.
LANCE REDDICK

Growing up, I never imagined I would be an actor.
LANCE REDDICK

Notes are tricky in an audition, because I find, more often than not, my instinct is right.
LANCE REDDICK

It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was l...
LANCE REDDICK

I'm an artist at heart.
LANCE REDDICK

When you're in a high-stress situation, dynamics between people can change.
LANCE REDDICK

You don't see a lot of black rock stars. The music industry tends to be segregated stylistically...
LANCE REDDICK

I grew up studying music. I went to conservatory.
LANCE REDDICK

Because of the way tech is changing, and becoming cheaper and user-friendly, it's becoming easie...
LANCE REDDICK

If you're going to come at me, come at me respectfully, and I will respond respectfully.
LANCE REDDICK

The Church became both more accessible and less imposing. It threw itself open to risk.
LANCE MORROW

Vatican II was a force that seized the mind of the Roman Catholic Church and carried it across centu...
LANCE MORROW

He vanished to the public in order to materialize for his family.
LANCE MORROW

Everywhere you hang your hat is home. Home is the bright cave under the hat.
LANCE MORROW

Coming out involves varying degrees of difficulty that are affected by class, race, religion, and ge...
LANCE LOUD

Proclaiming a sexual preference is something that straight men never really have to bother with.
LANCE LOUD

One result of An American Family was that I became a gay role model.
LANCE LOUD

It was a pleasure to be a gay eyesore.
LANCE LOUD

I am now faced with mortality. Definitely not the most generous move.
LANCE LOUD

David Bowie and Boy George created a safely contained theatrical expression of gay style.
LANCE LOUD

As I was coming out of the closet, our car was hurtling over an embankment.
LANCE LOUD

I realized that the Tour is the one race that makes me tick, ... It's the one that wakes me up early. And it's the one, when I'm suffering like a dog in training, that makes me dig that much deeper. Nothing compares.

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I realized that the Tour is the one race that makes me tick, ... It's the one that wakes me up early. And it's the one, when I'm suffering like a dog in training, that makes me dig that much deeper. Nothing compares.

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