If I can't face my accusers, that's a joke. We did that in medieval times.

I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999.

Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

For example, Michael Jordan earns $100million a year but continues to play basketball and remains a modest human being.

What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times.

These 'Sports Illustrated' people, they know how to hold a secret.

I really wasn't into sports at an early age. I couldn't wait to get home from school and go straight to my bedroom and pick up the guitar and play it. It became an obsession with me. That's all I wanted to do was play guitar and learn every lick I heard on the radio.