No pomade or bear grease, not even baptism, can grow back the foreskin of which we were robbed on the eighth day of life; those who, on the ninth day, do not bleed to death from this operation shall continue to bleed an entire lifetime, even after death.

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You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing.

261

There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself.

187

(Training) doesn't get easier; you just get faster.

152

I remember training with [my Australian friend] Phil Anderson prior to the world championships and. I don't know, I was just floating. I was flying. That's why I got so darn nervous.

129

I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle it's not going to be satisfying.

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