"It was really having that self-respect that I wasn't willing to sell myself short."
"Something really had to change … or our domestic road cycling was going to dry up and that breeding ground for cycling would disappear."
"I made the decision to stay [in Australia] because I felt that I could finish [my degree] with a real focus and emphasis on trying to put myself in a position where if this happened to athletes in the future, I will be able to help them."