On Suffering: 3

"And suffering is a like a foreign country. It’s not really comfortable, and you don’t want to stay forever, but it’s good to know what it’s like there, if only so you can appreciate home. You come back with good stories. And espresso on your breath."

Da Robot

On Suffering: 2

"For me, suffering has two meanings. Suffering can be negative. If you try to suffer for it's own sake, that's bad. That's unhealthy. There's something wrong in your head. But when you talk about suffering  that you must get through, and that you can survive through enormous effort, that is something else. That is positive, good and beautiful. Beautiful because you think of courage, of stamina, loyalty, the willingness to make sacrifices, modesty and love. From this perspective, the suffering during training, during sporting competitions, while doing one's job, which all require great effort, is the same as religious suffering. It is love. It is beautiful. I like that..."

Hell on wheels, 2005.

On Suffering: 1

"You go out riding your bike for seven hours, seven hours, seven hours. It's raining, it might snow - and then there's this one day of racing that you really did all these things for..

And this is why you realise, like - I invested so much time, and you know I put so much effort into it.

And now they really hurt me here - but it's only twenty more kilometers to go to the finish and I have to hang on now, I really have to do my best now.

I think suffering in cycling is basically the key to success."

Rolf Aldag - Chasing Legends.