Lance Armstrong

A guy like him - I'm not blowing smoke - could be the future of cycling.

Where to start ... This has been a long, love-hate relationship between myself and the French.

a little slice of heaven.

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.

For Jean-Marie to say that was a shock to me, ... I actually spoke to him that very same day for about 30 minutes on the telephone. I called him at his house in Paris and he didn't say any of those things to me. In fact, he was just sort of hemmed and hawed and said, 'I'm surprised.' I said, 'Yes, I'm surprised, too. I think we're all surprised.'

Once again I'm reminded of just how pervasive this illness is, as it has now touched someone I love deeply.

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

Too light is when it is out of the rules. There are weight limits in place.

Two things scare me. The first is getting hurt. But that's not nearly as scary as the second, which is losing.

The riskiest thing you can do is get greedy.

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

It can't be any simpler the farewell is going to be on the Champs-Elysees.

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

Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.

I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.

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.

I'm not saying that spending on wars and terrorism is a bad thing, ... This Week with George Stephanopoulos.

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.

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 know people who have ridden with him. I can tell you he's one very competitive guy. Very competitive, there's no talking. A few minutes of warm-up time, a little chitchat, then you go.

I had a hard time because of the heat. It was a really hard day but I felt strong,

For me the biggest surprise was that Ullrich and Hamilton lost time, I didn't expect that,

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

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

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.