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I guess if I looked at it from an athletic standpoint, I don't really need to win another Tour. Seven Tours for me was a dream, six broke the record, so that eight doesn't really mean much.

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Lance Armstrong
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 18
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I wanted to win the Tour de France. And when I won it once, I wanted to do it again, and again, and again, it just kept going. So there wasn't another competitive environment.
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When I was sick, I didn't want to die. When I race, I don't want to lose. Dying and losing, it's the same thing.
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If I was racing in 2015, no, I wouldn't do it again because I don't think you have to. If you take me back to 1995, when doping was completely pervasive, I would probably do it again.
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