448 Quotes by Lance Armstrong

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.

In my most painful moments on the bike, I am at my most curious and I wonder each and every time how I will respond.

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.

I think we have fielded our strongest team ever with this formation,

The Tour (de France) is essentially a math problem, a 2,000-mile race over three weeks that's sometimes won by a margin of a minute or less. How do you propel yourself through space on a bicycle, sometimes steeply uphill, at a speed sustainable for three weeks? Every second counts.

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.

It has been an honor for me to call Austin home. It is my pleasure to say thanks to my fellow residents for their continued support.

Losing ... really does say something about who you are. Among other things it measures are: do you blame others, or do you own the loss? Do you analyze your failure, or just complain about bad luck? If you're willing to examine failure, and to look not just at your outward physical performance, but your internal workings, too, losing can be valuable. How you behave in those moments can perhaps be more self-defining than winning could ever be. Sometimes losing shows you for who you really are.

If I step off the bike it does not mean I'm not involved in the team. I want to develop another American Tour de France winner.