Top 19 Tyler Hamilton Quotes

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Tyler Hamilton is a renowned American former professional road bicycle racer and only one American rider who has won one of the five Monuments of cycling.  He had participated in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, and in 2004; he got a gold medal at the individual time trial.

Moreover, he was also a national road race champion in 2008. Hamilton was born on March 1, 1971, in Marblehead, Massachusetts, U.S.  He is also a writer, and his popular books include The Secrets Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping and many more. Talking about his education, he graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder and Holderness School.

Now let’s move toward his top 19 motivating quotes.

Tyler Hamilton on field
Tyler Hamilton on field

“I’m never satisfied. I always want to achieve more.”― Tyler Hamilton

“Boulder was my U.S. base for the better part of 20 years, and it will always have a special place in my heart.”― Tyler Hamilton

“I’d never really experienced the West before moving to Colorado. The East Coast, where I grew up, has a lot of big cities, like Boston and New York, and is more densely populated, and I instantly fell in love with the big open spaces of the West, where you can see not just for a few miles but for a few hundred miles.”― Tyler Hamilton

“They’ve pushed me down a big ravine, but I’ll get back up to the top.”― Tyler Hamilton

“If you like the outdoors, Colorado is a big adventure playground for adults: it’s great for skiing, cycling, climbing, and hiking.”― Tyler Hamilton

“I discovered Boulder not through cycling but skiing. I was recruited by the university for the ski team, and in my opinion, it’s the best place for skiing – you have this super-light, fluffy champagne snow.”― Tyler Hamilton

“For me, having the opportunity to go to college was very important. To miss out on an education is a loss.”― Tyler Hamilton

“If you do have a team where every rider has a huge list of results, that means everybody wants to do the race for themselves. The strongest team in the Tour is not the strongest team on paper.”― Tyler Hamilton

9th of 19 Tyler Hamilton Quotes

“Lies suck; they tear you apart from the inside out.”― Tyler Hamilton

“I knew that people disliked me, and there always will be, but that’s the price you pay for being in the limelight, so to speak.”― Tyler Hamilton

“The truth always finds it’s way out, even years and years and years later. The truth always prevails.”― Tyler Hamilton

“If you look at my career, I kind of got progressively better and better and better. I came closer to the top.”― Tyler Hamilton

Top 52 Jimmy Chin Quotes

“Whenever I was on the podium, it felt weird. I was obviously happy to have done well, but it wasn’t truly happy from the bottom of my heart.”― Tyler Hamilton

“Once you start lying, you get kind of comfortable. You start believing it. Especially if you truly believe you didn’t really cheat because you were doing what everybody else was doing.”― Tyler Hamilton

“Once in a great while I miss the racing, the feeling of winning. That rush. That adrenaline.”― Tyler Hamilton

“Once in a while, when I was younger, I’d lie, then tell the truth, and I’d feel better.”― Tyler Hamilton

“I lied for years and years. And the thing about lies and secrets is that they eat you alive from the inside. I would not wish that pain on anyone.”― Tyler Hamilton

18th of 19 Tyler Hamilton Quotes

“You can call me a cheater and doper until the cows come home. But the fact remains that in a race where everybody had equal opportunity, I played the game, and I played it well.”― Tyler Hamilton

“If you weren’t a risk-taker, you were always going to be a step behind. You could be the best cyclist in the world, but if you weren’t a risk-taker, you weren’t going to win the Tour de France.”― Tyler Hamilton

Sanjib Sah
Sanjib Sah
Sanjib Sah is an engineer and content writer passionate about sports and athletics. With a background in engineering and a love for all things active, Sanjib brings a unique perspective to the world of sports writing. Whether he is covering the latest trends in sports technology or sharing tips on improving your game, Sanjib's words are always rooted in a deep appreciation for players' hard work and dedication everywhere. In his free time, you can find him hitting the courts or hitting the trails, always looking for new ways to challenge himself and improve his skills.

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