Losing And Dying: It's The

Twenty-plus-year Career, 500 Drug Controls Worldwide, In And Out Of Competition. Never A Failed Test. I Rest My Case.

The Idea That Anybody Was Forced, Or Pressured, Or Encouraged, Is Not True.

I Joined The Swim Team When I Was 12, And I Was The Worst Kid In The Pool - I Was Put With A Group Of 7-year-olds.

It Gave Me A Chance To Re-evaluate My Life And My Career. Cancer Certainly Gives Things A New Perspective. I Would Not Have Won The Tour De France If I Had Not Had Cancer. It Gave Me New Strength And Focus.

If There Is A Defining Characteristic Of A Man As Opposed To A Boy, Maybe It's Patience.