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" My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough. "

Lance Armstrong

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" If I can't face my accusers, that's a joke. We did that in medieval times. "

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" I'm on JetBlue and United. So I spend a lot of time on airplanes with other people and in terminals or just traveling around and going to restaurants or whatever. The interaction I get on a daily basis is always positive. I've never had a negative interaction. "

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" I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999. "

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" A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear is the booing. "

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" It's funny, because I have periods where I just kind of go dark. I don't tweet, I don't talk, I don't interview, and then I have times where I do. "

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" I may be in timeout forever. But I hope not to be. "

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" If we don't somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we're going to have a huge problem. "

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" If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on. "

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