It is cycling as a professional sport that represents the problem. It can transform someone into a liar.
“I assure you I will not miss the chance to show you that you were right when you voted for me.”
“In Hollywood you always feel a bit like a hake. The publicists march people up and down in front of you and they interview you... You feel like the turbot and the sea-bream go by, and you're the hake.”