"There's never been a Tour de France victory by a cancer survivor before me. That's what I'd like to be remembered for."

"I wanted the foundation to manifest the issues I had dealt with: coping with fear, the importance of alternate opinions, the patient's role in the cure, and above all, the idea that cancer did not have to be a death sentence." from the book It's not about the Bike.

"No one automatically gives you respect just because you show up. You have to earn it."

"I now have only good days or great days."