Anything Is Possible, But You Have To

It's A Fact That Children With Cancer Have Higher Cure Rates Than Adults With Cancer, And I Wonder If The Reason Is Their Natural, Unthinking Bravery... Adults Know Too Much About Failure; They're More Cynical And Resigned And Fearful.

But The Fact Is That I Wouldn't Have Won Even A Single Tour De France Without The Lesson Of Illness. What It Teaches Is This: Pain Is Temporary. Quitting Lasts Forever.

Anything Is Possible, But You Have To Believe And You Have To Fight.

Giving Up Was Never An Option

But, Listen, Eddie Merkyx Would Have Won Six Tours If He Hadn't Been Punched.