But, Listen, Eddie Merkyx Would Have Won

I Wanted To Live, But Whether I Would Or Not Was Mystery, And In The Midst Of Confronting That Fact, Even At That Moment, I Was Beginning To Sense That To Stare Into The Heart Of Such A Fearful Mystery Wasn't A Bad Thing. To Be Afraid Is A Priceless Education. P 99

Cycling Is A Sport Of The Open Road And Spectators Are Lining That Road.

What Athletes Do May Not Be That Healthy, The Way We Push Our Bodies Completely Over The Edge To The Degrees That Are Not Human. I've Said All Along That I Will Not Live As Long As The Average Person.

Pain Is Temporary. Eventually It Will Subside. If I Quit, However, The Surrender Stays With Me.

It's Frustrating In The Sense That I Still Think I Could Be Competing At Some Sport At A Fairly High Level, Which Nobody Cares About. Nobody Wants To Hear Me Say That.