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Lance Armstrong quotes

American Athlete September 18, 1971

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Evan Handler is a man who’s looked into the abyss and laughed. His book, It’s Only Temporary, made me laugh along with him. He covers love, lust, showbiz, triumph, and despair – and he manages to be both funny and inspiring about all of it. It’s an important book that I think can help to spread goodness around the world. Something we desperately need. Lance Armstrong
Suffering, I was beginning to think, was essential to a good life, and as inextricable from such a life as bliss. It’s a great enhancer. It might last a minute, but eventually it subsides, and when it does, something else takes its place, and maybe that thing is a great space. For happiness. Each time I encountered suffering, I believed that I grew, and further defined my capacities – not just my physical ones, but my interior ones as well, for contentment, friendship, or any other human... Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong quote: ""Make an obstacle an opportunity, make a negative a positive."
"Make an obstacle an opportunity, make a negative a positive. Lance Armstrong
I believed in belief, for its own shining sake. To believe in the face of utter hopelessness, every article of evidence to the contrary, to ignore apparent catastrophe - what other choice was there? We are so much stronger than we imagine, and belief is one of the most valiant and long-lived human characteristics. To believe, when all along we humans know that nothing can cure the briefness of this life, that there is no remedy for our basic mortality, that is a form of bravery. To continue... Lance Armstrong
For most of my life I had operated under a simple schematic of winning and losing, but cancer was teaching me a tolerance for ambiguities. Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong quote: "There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say:..."
There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say: 'Enough is enough.' Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong quote: "I've committed to surfing the rest of my life."
I've committed to surfing the rest of my life. Lance Armstrong
If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell. Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong quote: "Motivation can't take you very far if you don't have the legs."
Motivation can't take you very far if you don't have the legs. Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong quote: "Giving up was never an option"
Giving up was never an option Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong quote: "Knowledge is power, community is strength and positive..."
Knowledge is power, community is strength and positive attitude is everything Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong quote: "If people are saying you shouldn’t attack, they aren’t..."
If people are saying you shouldn’t attack, they aren’t thinking what’s best for you. Lance Armstrong
Cycling is so hard, the suffering is so intense, that it’s absolutely cleansing. The pain is so deep and strong that a curtain descends over your brain….Once; someone asked me what pleasure I took in riding for so long. ‘PLEASURE???? I said.’ ‘I don’t understand the question.’ I didn’t do it for the pleasure; I did it for the pain. Lance Armstrong
During our lives...we experience so many setbacks, and fight such a hand-to-hand battle with failure, head down in the rain, just trying to stay upright and to have a little hope. Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong quote: "Hard work, sacrifice and focus will never show up in tests."
Hard work, sacrifice and focus will never show up in tests. Lance Armstrong

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