Lance Armstrong Quotes (112 Quotes)

I look forward to achieving my goal of a seventh Tour de France (victory),

We as parents have to lead by example. Showing our kids what it's like to have healthy lifestyles and what it's like to eat right and exercise is so important.

in the European press.... that I had permission to use substances because of my illness.

It's a strange climb ... long but not very steep, so you can keep 30, 40, 50 guys, and they can take shots at you from the back.

Birthdays don't really matter much anymore ... for me, I sort of have a new birthday and that's October 2nd, the day I was diagnosed, ... the day we all sort of look to and mark these milestones by one year, two year, five year, 10 year. Hopefully, I have a 50 year.

Without the illness I would never have been forced to re-evaluate my life and my career. I know if I had not had cancer, I would not have won the Tour de France.

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

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

What scares me is (the re-testing procedure) would create a full-blown witch hunt. This would give them another year to sabotage the system again, and that's not a good thought. I love my sport. I love racing. I feel I have accomplished enough.

He's the most recognizable American rider in the sport today. At the races, men, women and children crowd around the Discovery bus to see George. He's the leader of this team.

If you've started treatment and you miss a week or two weeks, it's potentially fatal. For me and the foundation, we just looked at that and asked not just what can we do, but how does it fit into our mission

We'll start to see the start of the real race. There are a few days that are not so selective, but then we have the mountains and the start of the real Tour.

That's a question of Texas contract law, ... What's the deal Pay the money.

Yeah. Sheryl and I are very happy. To me, when you have a relationship, you're happy and in love, children are a natural part of the equation,

A guy in a Parisian laboratory opens up your sample, you know, Jean Francois so-and-so, and he tests it nobody's there to observe, no protocol was followed and then you get a call from a newspaper that says, 'We found you to be positive six times for EPO.' Well, since when did newspapers start governing sports

I know that I'm here today and I'm alive today and I've been blessed to have this life and this sport, and I want to win the 2004 Tour de France.

But the strongest reason he gave for discounting the results of the B-sample tests from France was heartfelt and honest, and totally typical of the iconic cancer survivor. A guy who comes back from arguably, you know, a death sentence, ... Why would I then enter into a sport and dope myself up and risk my life again That's crazy. I would never do that. No. No way.

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.

I felt like today might be the day when the jersey would be given away and it turned out it was,

Matt's somebody I've known for a few years and is willing to play the part. He can dig into it on the athletic side and the illness side, but he'll also look and ride and feel like a professional cyclist.

We plan on having a long future together.

Yet again, a European newspaper has reported that I have tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs,

Georgia was a great race last year and very tough in terms of its route, ... I hope to defend there, although I think it will be tougher this year.

The fact is that cycling in France is in the process of going through one of its toughest periods, ... They haven't won for twenty years now so naturally it's harder for them to accept.

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

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

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

but I don't know if I want to spend 1.5 million and two years of my life pursuing this. I have better things to do.

I look forward to leading this team and attempting to give the great folks at Discovery a yellow jersey. I'm more motivated than ever.

He has the best condition. Tomorrow, he is the favorite. I have insider information,

If you dominate a world sport you will always have questions and doubts. Perhaps at the end of the day we were too successful. When you win the Tour once, twice, seven times, it is just too hard to believe.

It gave me a chance to re-evaluate my life and my career. Cancer certainly gives things a new perspective. I would not have won the Tour de France if I had not had cancer. It gave me new strength and focus.

George is a nice guy, no doubt. He's learned that he can be a gentleman and still have a killer instinct. Me, I'm the opposite. I'm a jerk who has to work at being a gentleman. I've always loved to put the hurt on people.

four or five anti-doping experts around the world that have gone on the record and said this is crazy.

I mean, having the speedometer in the front windshield was something I've never experienced before, and that took some getting used to. The power was there, and every red light was a temptation.

It's great to beat your goals -- and it's not that sports goals are bad, but this one was much better, ... This combines my two main passions in life, outside of my children.

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

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

I didn't know, ... I had no idea ... maybe bike related, maybe I hit it somehow, maybe sex related But I said, 'This is ridiculous,' and the pain just wouldn't go away.

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

Meanwhile, the former pro rider defended cycling, which in his opinion, the same rules weren't applied as in other sports. I can understand why a journalist publishes the information, ... But I have my doubts on the lab. And I ask myself Why only Armstrong and not the other ones Why only cycling and not the urine samples of the French soccer players in the 1998 World Championships

All I can say is that when we got a phone call to ask if I was interested in driving the Pace Car at Indy, it was a very short conversation. It was like, 'Are you kidding Of course.' It's a huge honor and something that I am very excited to do. Hopefully I cannot mess things up, if that's possible.

Dave cut one out the shape of a saddle, with just the beads and said, 'Here, I thought you might like this.' ... But the two together, like the seat and this (basket), I might come back for No. 8.

I actually spoke to him for about 30 minutes and he didn't say any of that stuff to me personally, ... But to say that I've 'fooled' the fans is preposterous. I've been doing this a long time. We have not just one year of only 'B' samples we have seven years of 'A' and 'B' samples. They've all been negative.

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.

I don't really miss competing as much as I thought I would. Being out there reminds me how much I enjoyed spending time with my teammates the training part of it but there's no doubt in my mind that I'm 100 retired.

Most folks want to believe in Armstrong, in the credibility of his courage, in the veracity of his inspiration, in the purity of his Tour de France titles. Most want to believe, but does everyone dare We've been suckers for hearts-and-flowers icons before.

We started out at a very young age setting goals, ... Lance wasn't a follower, he was a leader. All his friends went off to college and Lance said all he wanted to do was ride his bike.

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

He's conservative, but when he needs to be competitive, he's a killer. He has an amazing engine.