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> [“He was rarely happy throughout his life but he was a good Rider and a good man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-paolini/he-was-rarely-happy-throughout-his-life-but-he-was-a-good-rider-and-a/)

[Christopher Paolini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-paolini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcd/christopher-paolini-622_brom_he-was-rarely-happy-throughout-his-life_422908.png)

> [I know I am a good rider, but sometimes I don't see myself as a big rider.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-bennett/i-know-i-am-a-good-rider-but-sometimes-i-don-t-see-myself-as-a-big/)

[Sam Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-bennett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/sam-bennett-29694_big_i-know-i-am-a-good-rider-but-sometimes-i_430074.jpg)

> [As I see it, I'm just getting better and better as a rider - physically and mentally. I'm as motivated as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cadel-evans/as-i-see-it-i-m-just-getting-better-and-better-as-a-rider-physically/)

[Cadel Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cadel-evans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdc/cadel-evans-72080_bike_as-i-see-it-i-m-just-getting-better-and_780101.jpg)

> [Having a fling with you doesn't appeal to me. You're handsome, but you're too inexperienced to be good in bed. Having ridden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilona-andrews/having-a-fling-with-you-doesn-t-appeal-to-me-you-re-handsome-but-you/)

[Ilona Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilona-andrews/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c66/ilona-andrews-150_appeals_having-a-fling-with-you-doesn-t-appeal-t_990865.jpg)

> [Boy, you're like a horse. Just now sated with seed, You've come back to my stable, Yearning for a good rider, fine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theognis-of-megara/boy-you-re-like-a-horse-just-now-sated-with-seed-you-ve-come-back-to/)

[Theognis of Megara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theognis-of-megara/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7d/theognis-of-megara-27432_boys_boy-you-re-like-a-horse-just-now-sated-w_2327667.jpg)

> [“But the paradox of cycling is that if you are riding well then you are kept from your failings as a human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charly-wegelius/but-the-paradox-of-cycling-is-that-if-you-are-riding-well-then-you-2/)

[Charly Wegelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charly-wegelius/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/charly-wegelius-53402_character_but-the-paradox-of-cycling-is-that-if-yo_2529055.jpg)

> [A good rider has balance, judgment, and good timing. So does a good lover.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-good-rider-has-balance-judgment-and-good-timing-so-does-a-good-lover/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b2/anonymous-1_motorcycle_a-good-rider-has-balance-judgment-and-go_2746257.jpg)

> [A good rider on a good horse is as much above himself and others as the world can make him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-herbert-1st-baron-herbert-of-cherbury/a-good-rider-on-a-good-horse-is-as-much-above-himself-and-others-as/)

[Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-herbert-1st-baron-herbert-of-cherbury/)

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