“你们知道世界上第一场自行车赛是什么时候开始的吗?是在世界上第二辆自行车制造好的那一刻。”
在自行车的历史上,有不少经典或是字字珠玑的语录。继上一篇文章《车手语录(一):有关禁药》之后,我们看一下名人们是怎么看自行车还有骑行的哲学的吧。
只要你专心致志,就没有什么事情是做不到的。——格雷格·莱蒙德(环法三冠王)
There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself. ——Greg LeMond
按部就班是目光短浅者所为。天才控制混沌。——延斯·沃伊特(生于1971,职业生涯曾穿上黄衫,有名言:“Shut up legs”)
Having things organised is for small-minded people. Genius controls chaos. ——Jens Voigt
如果神存在的话,那我应该还有两个蛋蛋。——兰斯·阿姆斯特朗
If there was a god, I'd still have both nuts. ——Lance Armstrong
自由自在地生活,这是世界上最美妙的事情了。——安杜兰(91-95年环法五连冠)
To be free and to live a free life – that is the most beautiful thing there is. ——Miguel Indurain
关于自行车装备,车手们是矛盾的。一方面,我们和单车之间的情感纽带深刻而持久。另一方面,我们就像情圣卡萨诺瓦一样薄情而滥交。——Matt Seaton卫报编辑
We cyclists are contradictory and contrary in our attachments. On the one hand, the emotional bond we each have with our bikes is real and deep and enduring. On the other, we are as fickle and promiscuous as the most unfaithful Casanova. ——Matt Seaton
生活就像十速的单车,大家都有从来用不到的齿轮。——Charles M. Schultz(史努比系列漫画作家)
Life is like a 10-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use. ——Charles M. Schultz
我看见成年人骑车,我就不会对人类感到绝望。——赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯(英国科幻小说家)
Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the human race. ——HG Wells
我希望我能这样死去:一百岁时从高山上以120码的时速下坡呼啸而下之后,身披美国国旗,戴着有德州之星图案的头盔。——阿姆斯特兰自传小说《It's Not About The Bike: My Journey Back to Life》
I want to die at a hundred years old with an American flag on my back and the star of Texas on my helmet, after screaming down an Alpine descent on a bicycle at 75 miles per hour. ——Lance Armstrong
生活中每个人都有自己独特的方式表达人生目标:律师有雄辩的口才,画家有调色板,故事从文学家的笔下流出。而我有自行车。——基诺·巴特利
Everyone in their life has his own particular way of expressing life's purpose – the lawyer his eloquence, the painter his palette, and the man of letters his pen from which the quick words of his story flow. I have my bicycle. ——Gino Bartoli
我一直努力来达到卓越的境界。自行车教会我的一件事情是,如果你毫不费力地就达到了目标,那结果将不会让人满意。——格雷格·莱蒙德
I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle, it's not going to be satisfying. ——Greg LeMond
现实生活中的问题需要我们去改变。形式非常复杂。我想要对所有人说,改变这个世界吧。——萨甘(萨甘在2015年首次赢得世锦赛之后,表示来自叙利亚的难民是他赢得比赛的动力之一,他想为他们发声。)
The problems in the world we have to change. The situation is very difficult. I want to say to all the people: change this world. ——Peter Sagan
什么也比不上骑行单纯的快乐。——肯尼迪(美国第35任总统)
Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike. ——John F. Kennedy
单车是一种奇怪的交通工具,它的乘客就是它的引擎。——约翰·霍华德(美国自行车运动员)
The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine. ——John Howard
拥有单车的一刻,我一定是利物浦最快乐的人,甚至是世界上最快乐的人。——约翰·列侬
When I got the bike I must have been the happiest boy in Liverpool, maybe the world. ——John Lennon
再次参加环法就像和你的前任做爱一样。前面五分钟很棒棒,然后你就开始怀疑到底为什么要这样干。——佚名
Doing the Tour again is like sex with you ex. The first five minutes is great and then you wonder why on earth you bothered. ——Anonymous rider
我年轻的时候在银行工作的那两年,下雨或是天晴一点都不重要,一旦我骑上车,我清楚地知道,我就是世界上最幸运的人。——马克·卡文迪什
I used to work in a bank when I was younger and to me it doesn't matter whether it's raining or the sun is shining or whatever: as long as I'm riding a bike I know I'm the luckiest guy in the world. ——Mark Cavendish
生活就像骑单车。你必须保持移动来维持平衡。——爱因斯坦
Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving. ——Albert Einstein
学会骑车,余生都不会后悔。——马克·吐温
Learn to ride a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. ——Mark Twain
我从我的农民父亲那里继承了淡定。你播种,然后等待好天气或是坏天气,或许你会丰收,不过耕耘是一直要做的事情。——安杜兰
I inherited that calm from my father, who was a farmer. You sow, you wait for good or bad weather, you harvest, but working is something you always need to do. ——Miguel Indurain
优秀是你做的事情,而非你谈论的事情。一些勋章注定是别在你的灵魂之中,而非你的外套上面。——巴特利(环法冠军,曾在二战期间使用自行车传递情报,还在地下室收容了一家子犹太人)
Good is something you do, not something you talk about. Some medals are pinned to your soul, not to your jacket. ——Gino Bartoli
最失败的人是只关心胜利的人。——阿姆斯特朗
The biggest losers are those who care only about winning. ——Lance Armstrong
去做你爱做的事情吧。这是我唯一的建议。——萨甘
Just do what you love doing. That's my only advice. ——Peter Sagan