I don't know if you're serious or kidding but IMO there's a lot of truth in that statement. It's not just about the length of your life but the quality of the years you have. That was the reason I had the second ablation. If it was successful it would resolve the issue and I would get my lifestyle back. To me it was worth the risk and the Doctor was one of the top practitioners in the field. To date I haven't had another episode and I'm not on those dreaded Beta Blockers, God I hated them.
My cardiologist, himself a former cyclist, has no problem with my activity level. In fact he said since I have the ICD it's like riding with an EMT so in a worst case scenario it would shock me back to a normal rhythm. Right now my only real concession is riding with a road ID and sending my wife my ride on Live Track.