Taylor Phinney on Pain:
You can’t focus on anything except this pain that you are feeling. That is kind of a beautiful thing. You are always thinking about so many things at the same time, but a lot of athletes I guess use pain to really live in the moment, which is what we are all trying to do anyway.
via Taylor Phinney on enduring pain and a changed outlook on cycling and life by Shane Stokes.
People won’t remember what I did, but they will remember how I made them feel.via What Makes Someone an Engaging Leader (*) by Ken Oehler (*).
When I take “street” photos (*) now, they are a little different. I don’t feel I’m of the HCB (*) school of finding moments. I don’t care much about moments. I probably won’t be famous, so the photos I take are for me. Things that are unique to where I am and things that will remind me of what it felt like to be here.via November 8th, 2014. (*) by jtinseoul (*).
His subjects tend to stare back at his camera sadly or in a slightly bewildered fashion. Around them, the world tilts – the horizon line is seldom level – but there is always what might be called a Winograndian logic to his compositions, an instinctive grasp of the geometry of a good photograph. His interest was the rhythm of the streets and the people who created it.via Garry Winogrand: the restless genius who gave street photography attitude (*) by Sean O'Hagan (*).
Your enthusiasms are the things you really take to and learn about because you love them and that bring you consistent pleasure.via On the Road Again (*) by Mike Johnston (*).
Happy with the result, but at the same time just slightly disappointed, [..] I raced a good race, I had fantastic support from Aussie team mates as usual. I can’t thank them enough. At the end of day, I was just beaten by a better rider.via Gerrans: ‘At the end of the day, I was beaten by a better rider’ (*) by Cycljng Tips (*).
