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" Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road. "
Lance Armstrong
Sport
Open
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" If I can't face my accusers, that's a joke. We did that in medieval times. "
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" It's funny, because I have periods where I just kind of go dark. I don't tweet, I don't talk, I don't interview, and then I have times where I do. "
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" Obviously, I come from one background, and the people that design fitness equipment have been doing it for years and years, and they know what works and doesn't work. "
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" I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999. "
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" Through my illness I learned rejection. I was written off. That was the moment I thought, Okay, game on. No prisoners. Everybody's going down. "
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" I'm on JetBlue and United. So I spend a lot of time on airplanes with other people and in terminals or just traveling around and going to restaurants or whatever. The interaction I get on a daily basis is always positive. I've never had a negative interaction. "
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" I may be in timeout forever. But I hope not to be. "
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" It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what I was getting into. "
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" Two things scare me. The first is getting hurt. But that's not nearly as scary as the second, which is losing. "
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" I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire. "
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" There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.' "
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" But, listen, Eddie Merkyx would have won six Tours if he hadn't been punched. "
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" It can't be any simpler: the farewell is going to be on the Champs-Elysees. "
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" It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf - take on Tiger. "
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" If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on. "
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" A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear is the booing. "
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" 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. "
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