Then the first day I put the bike clothes back on, Luke was like, 'What are you doing? I thought you quit your job.' Then I came back an hour later all bloody and he thought that was the coolest thing.
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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 I realized that the Tour is the one race that makes me tick, ... It's the one that wakes me up early... 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... 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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