I'm lucky that mountian biking wasn't around when I was 20, because I wouldn't have won the Tour de France. It's my kind of sport - hard, individualistic, and not a lot of tactics.
I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle, it's not… - Greg Lemond
I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle, it's not…
- Greg Lemond
If Lance is clean, it is the greatest comeback in the history of sports. If he isn't, it would be the greatest fraud. - Greg Lemond
If Lance is clean, it is the greatest comeback in the history of sports. If he isn't, it would be the greatest fraud.
The key is being able to endure psychologically. When you're not riding well, you think, why suffer? Why push yourself for four or five hours? The mo… - Greg Lemond
The key is being able to endure psychologically. When you're not riding well, you think, why suffer? Why push yourself for four or five hours? The mo…
There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself. - Greg Lemond
There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself.
I wanted to be seen as a good person, and never wanted to let people down, but I found it hard to handle the fame or adulation. I didn't feel worthy … - Greg Lemond
I wanted to be seen as a good person, and never wanted to let people down, but I found it hard to handle the fame or adulation. I didn't feel worthy …
The problem with being a Tour de France winner is you always have that feeling of disappointment if you don't win again. That's the curse of the Tour… - Greg Lemond
The problem with being a Tour de France winner is you always have that feeling of disappointment if you don't win again. That's the curse of the Tour…
You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing. - Greg Lemond
You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing.
Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquir… - Greg Lemond
Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquir…
It doesn't get any easier; you just get faster. - Greg Lemond
It doesn't get any easier; you just get faster.
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