Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
I wanted to live, but whether I would or not was mystery, and in the midst of confronting that fact, even at that moment, I was beginning to sense that to stare into the heart of such a fearful mystery wasn’t a bad thing. To be afraid is a priceless education. P 99.
There comes a time in every race when a competitor meets the real opponent, and understands that its himself.
Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90-percent chance or a 50-percent chance or a 1-percent chance, but you have to believe, and you have to fight.
I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.
If you ever get a second chance in life for something, you’ve got to go all the way.