Even Good People Are Obliged To Deceive.

The Most Important Decision I Ever Made In My Career Was To Live My Life In Sports As Honestly And Ethically As Possible. Never Having Compromised My Values Allows Me To Look Back On My Life With No Regrets And Feel Satisfaction In What I Was Able To Accomplish.

If People Really Want To Clean The Sport Of Cycling Up, All You Have To Do Is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

I Wanted To Be Seen As A Good Person, And Never Wanted To Let People Down, But I Found It Hard To Handle The Fame Or Adulation. I Didn't Feel Worthy Of It. I Was Ashamed By Who I Thought I Was Because I Felt Partly Responsible [for The Abuse] And I Was Never Able To Enjoy The Stuff I Should Have Been Able To Enjoy. My First Thought When I Won The Tour Was: 'my God, I'm Going To Be Famous', And Then I Thought, 'he's Going To Call'. I Was Always Waiting For That Phone Call. I Lived In Fear That Anyone Would Ever Find Out.

It Is Cycling As A Professional Sport That Represents The Problem. It Can Transform Someone Into A Liar.

The Problem With Being A Tour De France Winner Is You Always Have That Feeling Of Disappointment If You Don't Win Again. That's The Curse Of The Tour De France.