Lance Armstrong

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born

in Plano, Texas, The United States

September 18, 1971

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male

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http://www.lancearmstrong.com/

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Biographies & Memoirs, Health, Mind & Body, Sports

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Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He had won the Tour de France seven consecutive times, from 1999 to 2005, but in 2012 he was disqualified from all his results since August 1998 for using and distributing performance-enhancing drugs and banned from professional cycling for life. Previously, he also survived testicular cancer, a germ cell tumor that metastasized to his brain and lungs in 1996. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy.

In 1999, he was named the American Broadcasting Company's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year. In 2002, Sports Illustrated magazine named him Sportsman of the Year. He was also named Associated...more

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Lance Armstrong's Books

Average rating: 3.79 · 25,231 ratings · 2,051 reviews · 15 distinct works · Similar authors

	It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 20,860 ratings — published 1999 — 39 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 2,655 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Comeback 2.0: Up Close and Personal 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lance Armstrong Performance Program: 7 Weeks to the Perfect Ride by Lance Armstrong, Chris Carmichael, Peter Joffre Nye 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lance Armstrong: Images of a Champion by Lance Armstrong, Graham Watson (Photographer), Robin McLaurim Williams 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tour Des Lebens. Ich Besiegte Den Krebs Und Gewann Die Tour De France by Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2003 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lance Armstrong Performance Program: The Training, Strengthening, and Eating Plan Behind the World's Greatest Cycling Victory by Lance Armstrong, Chris Carmichael, Peter Nye 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ei ainoastaan pyöräilystä 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tours of the World 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Comeback: Up Close and Personal. Lance Armstrong by Lance Armstrong, Elizabeth Kreutz (Illustrator) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.”
― Lance Armstrong, Every Second Counts

tags: cancer, failure, inspiration, inspirational, pain, quitting

2,695 people liked it

“A boo is a lot louder than a cheer.”
― Lance Armstrong

tags: acceptance, funny, life, rejection

305 people liked it

“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. That surrender, even the smallest act of giving up, stays with me. So when I feel like quitting, I ask myself, which would I rather live with?”
― Lance Armstrong, It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

tags: determination, pain, perseverance, quitting

197 people liked it

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