All I got from van Looy and his cronies was ridicule, not one piece of help or advice. They were very unfair, I was still just a naive young boy really. With Peugeot, and es[Simpson]pecially with Tom [Simpson], it was completely different.
Age is not an obstacle. It is a limitation you impose on your mind.
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The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above doubters to create a beautiful moment.
I won! I won! I don’t have to go to school anymore.
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
He treats the bike like an old mean bitch that deserves it.
When it’s hurting you that’s when you can make a difference.
I am a trained teacher. But apparently not good at pedagogy
A football player will not do well if he can not run around Funen without breathing.
I have noticed a very, very talkative Silkeborg player. And all the talk about Silkeborg playing much better football this season than last, is perhaps justified. Instead of kicking the ball 40 yards up the field like they did last season, they kick it just 35 yards forward this season.
I have never made a prediction, nor will I ever do so.
Virenque is riding. He (Aldag, ed.) stands perfectly still. He stands still as a German tree in the Harz.
Your most difficult opponent is not the one facing you. Human nature, on the other hand, is.
I start a fire and every time I exercise, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I strike the match.
If Per Bjerregaard wants to stop telling untruths about us, we will in turn fail to tell the truth about him.
Use your success, wealth and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose.
Now they just have to stop coming up with all sorts of weird ideas. You do not know what the next thing they think we should do is. Whether we’re going to run through fire or something. I sat and thought a bit about an idea one could give to them. Maybe the day after tomorrow or in a few days, they will do a stage where we do not know when there are goals. They say it is between 1 cm. and 300 km. and then all of a sudden it’s some man with a flag – maybe a dwarf. And then the stage is over.
I do not care if we lose every single match in the league as long as we win it
We had 99% of the game, it was the last 3% that cost us the victory.
I don’t believe in motivating a team. I believe in preparing a team so that they know that they have the necessary confidence when they go on the pitch – and are therefore prepared to play a good game.
Don’t buy upgrades, ride up grades.
One must have a big nose to be able to smell something.
There are too many factors you have to take into account that you have no control over. The most important factor you can keep in your own hands is yourself. I always placed the greatest emphasis on that.
Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.