Zach Lund Quotations

Never in a million years did I imagine that it could be used for something else that was not legal.

I was taking a little harmless product that was helping me grow some hair. The last thing I ever wanted from this (case) is to be considered a cheater. To be in this category, called a cheater and everything, it kills me. That hurts me now more than not being in the Olympics.

I am swallowing a little harmless product that was helping me grow some hair. The last thing I ever want from this situation is ever to be called a cheater. That hurts me more than only being in the Olympics.

I have all the hope in the world. Until they tell me I'm not going, I'm going to believe I'm going to the Olympics. I know I'm an Olympian.

I have learned my lesson. If this was God's way of telling me that he wants me to go bald, I get the message.

Our federation has been through hell these last few weeks. We need to get past all this and start to think only about the Olympics for a little while.

It'd be great if Tim could come back to the team with me. Right now, that would be the best thing that could happen for us.

Tim is a good guy. And I hate seeing this happen to him.

The right decision was made in the United States.

It's not going to keep me from my athletic goals and my life goals. One of them is being an Olympian. So I'll definitely be back.

The last thing I ever wanted was to be considered a cheater. The one thing I prided myself on was carrying myself with the utmost honesty and dignity. To be in this category, to be a cheater, kills me and hurts more than losing the chance to be in the Olympics.

I'm glad USADA saw it for what it was, a mistake and nothing else. I had a very strong case. I had all the evidence that I needed to prove that it was a harmless, honest mistake. I could show that I'm not on performance-enhancing drugs and they handled it in the right way.

I learned a lot from 2002. These last four years I did everything I could to get better.

I had the backing of my federation and I honestly believed I would get through this. This is very upsetting and disappointing.

If you ask any champion, the road to the top is never easy. This is just another bump in the road. It's not going to keep me from my athletic goals and my life goals.

If you ask any champion, the road to the top is never easy.

I'd rather be bald than be labeled a cheat.

I believe that everyone on the team will be able to do great without Tim. But it would definitely be nice to have him there, since he is a part of all our success.