448 Quotes by Lance Armstrong

‎"Make an obstacle an opportunity, make a negative a positive.

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

I spent a long time trying to build up an organisation [the Lance Armstrong Foundation that changed its name to Livestrong after his confession] to help a lot of people.

My greatest point is my persistence... However down I am, I fight until the last ball.

What's so great about the kid is that he absolutely doesn't know the word quit. He gave us a real lift today, and you had to be impressed with how our team set him up at the end.

I made a mistake to go after him that day. I thought it was too important but I never said the things he said I did.

The body is telling the mind to stop. The mind is telling the body to shut up.

We were better, ... That's good going into the rest day: regroup and get ready for the big climbs.

Cycling is so hard, the suffering is so intense, that it’s absolutely cleansing. The pain is so deep and strong that a curtain descends over your brain….Once; someone asked me what pleasure I took in riding for so long. ‘PLEASURE???? I said.’ ‘I don’t understand the question.’ I didn’t do it for the pleasure; I did it for the pain.