Landis Quote: Update

July 25th, 2006 | Filed under Ideas, Life, Quotes

Those of you who know my father are aware of how the Tour de France overcomes my parents’ house in July. So it won’t be too big of a surprise that when I talked with him this weekend, Landis, the 2006 tour champion was the topic of conversation. While I get the feeling my father doesn’t share his affinity for Armstrong with Landis, I think this quote is something that even he (my dad) can get behind. Check out the quote.

“There’s only one rule: The guy who trains the hardest, the most, wins. Period. Because you won’t die. Even though you feel like you’ll die, you don’t actually die. Like when you’re training, you can always do one more. Always. As tired as you might think you are, you can always, always do one more.” -Floyd Landis

Who can’t appropriate that quote to his/her very own passions…playing a musical instrument, learning new skills/tools, marketing, writing, editing, reading and biking? I love it.

Read the article. Via: kottke.

Update: Maybe I spoke to soon in regards to praising Landis. It appears one of his urine samples has tested positive for high levels of testosterone. Bummer. It seems like we can never really have a sports hero that isn’t tarnished somehow. If it is confirmed that his second sample is positive then this post might have to change a bit. Check out the article on MSNBC.