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No Mountain High Enough: Raising Lance, Raising Me
From the mother of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong—an extraordinary story of the resilience of the human spirit and the remarkable effect of great parenting.
Lance Armstrong has dazzled the world with his six straight Tour de France championships, his winning personality, and his poignant victory over life-threatening cancer. Yet the adage that "behind every strong man there is a stronger woman" has never been more true than in Lance’s case. His mother, Linda Armstrong Kelly, is a force of nature whose determination, optimism, and sheer joie de vivre not only nurtured one of our era’s greatest athletes but fueled her own transformation from a poverty-stricken teen in the Dallas projects to a powerful role model for mothers everywhere. This luminous memoir, written with humor and compassion, tells Linda’s story of survival.
Pregnant at age seventeen, kicked out of her home, and mired in an abusive relationship, Linda was a perfect candidate for disaster. But armed with a fierce belief in herself as a work in progress, and buoyed by a tidal wave of love for her little boy, Linda flouted statistics and became both a corner-office executive and a no-nonsense, empowering mom whose desire to excel was contagious. Her resolve to find “the diamond in the Dumpster, the blessing in every bummer” set an extraordinary example for Lance—and will inspire everyday moms to dream big and make a difference.
Funny, resonant, down-to-earth, and utterly unforgettable, No Mountain High Enough is exhilarating proof that sheer willpower can—and occasionally does—triumph over adversity.
From Linda Armstrong Kelly’s No Mountain High Enough :
“ This is what it means to be a mother , I realized. It had nothing to do with being old enough or knowing everything or keeping to a strict schedule. It had to do with loving someone with a love so huge, the rest of the world becomes insignificant by comparison. No fear I felt would ever amount to anything, compared to what I felt for my child. No task would ever be too hard for me. No one would ever be able to make me feel small. I was The Mama . You don’t get any bigger than that.”
Lance Armstrong has dazzled the world with his six straight Tour de France championships, his winning personality, and his poignant victory over life-threatening cancer. Yet the adage that "behind every strong man there is a stronger woman" has never been more true than in Lance’s case. His mother, Linda Armstrong Kelly, is a force of nature whose determination, optimism, and sheer joie de vivre not only nurtured one of our era’s greatest athletes but fueled her own transformation from a poverty-stricken teen in the Dallas projects to a powerful role model for mothers everywhere. This luminous memoir, written with humor and compassion, tells Linda’s story of survival.
Pregnant at age seventeen, kicked out of her home, and mired in an abusive relationship, Linda was a perfect candidate for disaster. But armed with a fierce belief in herself as a work in progress, and buoyed by a tidal wave of love for her little boy, Linda flouted statistics and became both a corner-office executive and a no-nonsense, empowering mom whose desire to excel was contagious. Her resolve to find “the diamond in the Dumpster, the blessing in every bummer” set an extraordinary example for Lance—and will inspire everyday moms to dream big and make a difference.
Funny, resonant, down-to-earth, and utterly unforgettable, No Mountain High Enough is exhilarating proof that sheer willpower can—and occasionally does—triumph over adversity.
From Linda Armstrong Kelly’s No Mountain High Enough :
“ This is what it means to be a mother , I realized. It had nothing to do with being old enough or knowing everything or keeping to a strict schedule. It had to do with loving someone with a love so huge, the rest of the world becomes insignificant by comparison. No fear I felt would ever amount to anything, compared to what I felt for my child. No task would ever be too hard for me. No one would ever be able to make me feel small. I was The Mama . You don’t get any bigger than that.”
- GenresNonfictionBiography
288 pages, Hardcover
First published April 5, 2005
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July 28, 2022
This was something I picked up in a book box and it was not bad
July 14, 2007
I love hearing the mom's side of the story!
November 26, 2007
I actually didn't enjoy this book when I started reading it, but stuck with it because I'm a mom and a cyclist. By the end I couldn't put it down. Linda Armstrong Kelly could probably teach anyone how to make the best of a ridiculously tough situation. This book makes me want to try harder in everything I do for my kids.
January 12, 2009
I loved this book because it was so inspiring! Lance Armstrong's mother grew up in a poor family and then got pregnant with him when she was only seventeen. She struggled to raise him on her own while supporting his cycling. With determination and hard work she pulled herself out of poverty so that she could give Lance a better life. A remarkable story!
April 13, 2013
I am a lance Armstrong fan,,, sTILL in spite of his drug dealings, I believe that no person could have done more for Cancer and raising funds as he did and this book is written by his mom, and gives a good account how he grew up , raised by her and she was a single mom, like myself raising her son , and watching him achieve greatness, a good book.
July 9, 2009
Interesting to read about the backbone of Lance Armstrong. I loved how Linda just took the bull by the horns in life. She is a great example.
July 1, 2010
I love the banana bread recipe in this book!
August 19, 2011
I liked this one. But I am a sucker for Lance Armstrong, am a big fan. We were there on the Champs Elyses when he won his fifth Tour de France, so I feel a connection. ha.
June 30, 2012
A nice story told by his mom... if you were/are a fan then this is a book to read.
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