Cyclingnews picks the Texan's best ever quotes
Lance Armstrong recently celebrated his 39th birthday and Cyclingnews has decided to look back through his career with 10 of his most famous quotes, comments, reactions and tweets.
From his Tour-stage-winning ride that paid tribute to Fabio Casartelli in 1995 to his second retirement from the sport after the 2010 Tour de France, this is Lance Armstrong in his own words.
10 “I need to run for one office, the presidency of the Cancer Fighters’ Union of the World.”
Sports Illustrated interview in 2006
9 “I am happy to announce that after talking with my children, my family and my closest friends, I have decided to return to professional cycling in order to raise awareness of the global cancer burden.”
In a statement released by the Lance Armstrong Foundation in September 2008
8 “I’m here to fight this disease. You are not worth the chair that you’re sitting on with a statement like that with a disease that touches everybody around the world.”
Blasting Paul Kimmage at a press conference at the Tour of California in 2009 after The Sunday Times reporter had called Armstrong “the cancer in this sport” during a radio interview
7 “Seeing these comments from AC [Alberto Contador]. If I were him I’d drop this drivel and start thanking his team. w/o them, he doesn't win.”
Twitter post 27 July 2009
©Roberto Bettini
6 “Congrats to Contador. He showed that, as most people would agree, he is the best bike rider in the world right now. Hats off to him.”
In a RadioShack team video after Contador’s victory at the Tour of the Algarve in February 2010
5 “It’s our word against his word. I like our word. We like our credibility. Floyd lost his credibility a long time ago.”
In May 2010, responding to Landis’s accusations of systematic doping at the US Postal team
4 “There are 3 guys here in the race that I raced against their dads too....”
Twitter posting while competing at the Tour of Switzerland in June 2010
3 “Sometimes you’re the hammer, sometimes you’re the nail. Today I was the nail.”
After puncturing and losing time during stage 3 of the 2010 Tour over the cobbles to Arenberg
2 “Do the American people feel like this is a good use of their tax dollars? That’s for them to decide. Like I said, as long as we have a legitimate and credible and fair investigation, we’d be happy to co-operate. But I’m not going to participate in any kind of witch hunt. I’ve done too many good things for too many people.”
Speaking to the New York Times on July 14 about the Jeff Novitzky lead investigation sparked by Landis’s accusations.
1 “This race has been good to me but I can’t lie, I'm ready to retire part two. I was just glad that three weeks of suffering is over and I get to go home. I don't have to stress about racing every day. I have a lot of happiness, a lot of good memories, just a lot of good times here.”
Confirming the 2010 Tour de France was after the final stage in Paris.
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