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Greg LeMond quotes

American Athlete June 26, 1961

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Greg LeMond quote: "You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just..."
You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing. Greg LeMond
Racing is a very selfish, self-centred, self-glorifying thing. My wife's life for 14 years was centered around me. It was all about me. It was all for my ego. Greg LeMond
Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquiring the experience is a matter of time. Greg LeMond
Greg LeMond quote: "Even good people are obliged to deceive."
Even good people are obliged to deceive. Greg LeMond
I know I'll never feel that sensation of racing and winning again and that took a while to get used to. The Tour was a race I never thought I could lose. Greg LeMond
Greg LeMond quote: "It is cycling as a professional sport that represents the..."
It is cycling as a professional sport that represents the problem. It can transform someone into a liar. Greg LeMond
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. Greg LeMond
Greg LeMond quote: "More people should apologize, and more people should accept..."
More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made. Greg LeMond
I know too that we Americans like to think of ourselves as cleaner than clean, a healthy nation who would never take anything when a recent poll suggested that 65 per cent of the population would risk dying in 10 years if they would be guaranteed Olympic gold. Greg LeMond
Greg LeMond quote: "There are so many people who have died of cycling, and that..."
There are so many people who have died of cycling, and that didn't happen when I was racing. Greg LeMond
Greg LeMond quote: "I know it is possible to win the Tour without taking anything."
I know it is possible to win the Tour without taking anything. Greg LeMond
Greg LeMond quote: "I'm more optimistic about cycling right now than I've ever been."
I'm more optimistic about cycling right now than I've ever been. Greg LeMond
Sincere apologies are for those that make them, not for those to whom they are made. Sincere apologies are for those that make them, not for those to whom they are made. Greg LeMond
I rode in a nine-day charity ride recently, averaged 43km a day and still finished in the lead group. I'm 38, not quite finished yet. Greg LeMond
Greg LeMond quote: "Testing, we will never do enough of it."
Testing, we will never do enough of it. Greg LeMond

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