Hard work is more important than talent when talent does not want to work hard.
If you worried about falling off the bike, you’d never get on.
For me, the life of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, … is an inspiration and an anchor in my life.
Football is a fairly simple sport. 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and in the end the Germans win!
I may offend some people, but about 80% of people are idiots. At least when it comes to money.
By 2030, we will be working for as little as 15 hours a week.
Trust me, setting things up right from the beginning will avoid a ton of tears and heartache.
One of the things I can’t get my hands on is something like “Mothers’ Clubs”, where instead of reading a book and walking in nature with their babies, they sit and talk about vomit and nappies and burping with other like-minded people and get nowhere. I think it bothers me a little in the women’s area.
I think now it’s a bit of a shame the real blondes are on the verge of extinction.
The bicycle has a soul. If you succeed to love it, it will give you emotions that you will never forget.
I have never made a prediction, nor will I ever do so.
When you are extra strong, you have a special obligation to be sweet to others
I want to tell people how to live spiritually. After you’ve bought all your houses and clothes, you want something bigger.
I had to go through so horribly much before I found out to skip where the fence is lowest.
Cyclists live with pain. If you can’t handle it you will win nothing.
Grief is the price we pay for love.
Many of the greatest talents are allowed to sloppy for training, and when I see the youth national team play, it strikes me that many of them are very focused on their hairstyles or Italian hair bands.
If someone offers you an amazing opportunity and you’re not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later.
Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success.
Bad publicity is better than no publicity at all
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Age is not an obstacle. It is a limitation you impose on your mind.
We did not underestimate them. They were just so much better than we expected.
Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ‘em all together, I guess.
Sportsmanship for me is when a player leaves the field and you can’t tell if the player has won or lost. When the player exudes pride regardless of the result.