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The Idea That Anybody Was Forced, Or Pressured, Or Encouraged, Is Not True.

The Day It All Changed. The Day I Stated Never To Take Anything For Granted. The Day I Learned To Take Charge Of My Life. It Was The Day I Was Diagnosed With Cancer.

A Boo Is A Lot Louder Than A Cheer.

There Were No Shortcuts, I Realized. It Took Years Of Racing To Build Up The Mind And Body And Character Until A Rider Had Logged Hundreds Of Races And Thousands Of Miles Of Road. I Wouldn't Be Able To Win A Tour De France Until I Had Enough Iron In My Legs, And Lungs, And Brain And Heart.

People Refer To 'the Good Ol' Days', But I Don't Know What They're Talking About. As Someone Who's Battled Cancer, If I Lived More Than 20 Years Ago, I'd Be A Dead Man.