David Walsh > Quotes

“If people were more concerned with how they looked on the inside, then on the outside, the world would be a nicer place to exist.”
― David Walsh

“the wind is scary.. during a tornado or in life in general.. never know when a gust is going to come in your direction and change everything”
― David Walsh

“There are only two types of people in Ireland... Those who watch The Late Late Show. And there are those who have been on The Late Late Show.”
― David Walsh, Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong

“That’s why we need to pay attention when an adolescent spends hours playing violent video games while his window of opportunity to develop healthy relationships is open wide.”
― David Walsh, Why Do They Act That Way? - Revised and Updated: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen

“The main neurotransmitters that are active in the adolescent brain are norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin.”
― David Walsh, Why Do They Act That Way? - Revised and Updated: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.’ Theodore Roosevelt On”
― David Walsh, Inside Team Sky

“exercise during adolescence reduces depression, anxiety, and other emotional distress.”
― David Walsh, Why Do They Act That Way? - Revised and Updated: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen

“Lance is a role model known for determination, integrity, and a spirit that never gives up. There is no better ambassador for quality and trusted information.”
― David Walsh, From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France

“No one forced us to dope, but in the end, you were either in or out: you couldn’t survive in the sport without doing it.”
― David Walsh, From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France

“Is there a cost to this booming virtual social life? Does it impact our kids’ person-to-person skills? Emerging research shows it does and underlines the need to balance tech enthusiasm with encouraging our kids to use age-old practices like turning toward each other, face-to-face.”
― David Walsh, Why Do They Act That Way? - Revised and Updated: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen

“The Parent Survival Kit: Limits and Consequences”
― David Walsh, Why Do They Act That Way? - Revised and Updated: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen

“Honesty needs no approval.”
― David Walsh, Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong

“The summer Olympic Games 2012 in London was the first no-needle games –”
― David Walsh, Inside Team Sky

“The good people sleep much better at night than the bad people. Of course, the bad people enjoy the waking hours much more.”
― David Walsh, Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong

“Research at the University of California helps explain why people might act differently when sending an e-mail or a text message than they do in person. In face-to-face communication a part of our brain called the orbitofrontal cortex constantly reassesses emotional signs and social cues that help us interact appropriately. The brain’s social censor, however, doesn’t activate in online communication. That’s why people, not just teenagers, might say something online that they would never say in person.”
― David Walsh, Why Do They Act That Way? - Revised and Updated: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen

“Stage One brought the predicted carnage, but with a side order of comedy. First though, Chris Froome, one of the most accident-prone men ever to reach the higher echelons of this sport, had his first mishap. The”
― David Walsh, Inside Team Sky

“truth in”
― David Walsh, The Russian Affair: The True Story of the Couple who Uncovered the Greatest Sporting Scandal

“24 A 2010 study in the Journal of Sports Sciences noted that between 1989 and 1997, the average length of the Tour de France rose from 3,285km to 3,944km (2,040–2,450 miles) and featured 17,000m (55,770 feet) of additional climbing. Average speeds should have slowed by 11.3% during this time. They improved by 4.5%.”
― David Walsh, Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong