"I discovered when I went all out, when I put 100 percent of my energy into some intense, impossible task - when my heart was jack-hammering, when lactic acid was sizzling through my muscles - that's when I felt good, normal, balanced."

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Source : Daniel Coyle, Tyler Hamilton (2012). “The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs”, p.19, Random House

Daniel Coyle

#Heart Quotes #Energy Quotes #Tasks Quotes

“We fight a lot, you know, but that's family. We may be dysfunctional but we're still family.”
“I have two kids, career and I travel, and I don't think my life is any different than most couples. The most valuable commodity now for many people is time and how to parcel that out.”
“I'm definitely on the incline to a peak.”
“We are born knowing nothing and with much striving we learn but a little; yet all the while we are bound by laws that hearken to no plea of ignorance, and measure out their rewards and punishments with calm indifference. In such a state, humility is the virtue of men, and their only defense; to walk humbly with God, never doubting, whatever befall, that His will is good, and that His law is right.”
“December's wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer's memory.”
“I'll tell you what I hate - bands like My Chemical Romance.”

Source : Interview with Paul Mardles, www.theguardian.com. August 12, 2007.
“I don't think I'm cut out for a job where you have to look professionally tidy. I prefer working in my pajamas and taking showers after lunch.”
“Lucy was using my blanket to dry the dishes... We now have very secure dishes!”

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