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It's Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

by Sally Jenkins, Lance Armstrong
RM33.04 MYR
It's Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life - Thryft
It's Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life - Thryft

Triumphing over adversity with Lance Armstrong.

This book could be a good read for someone looking for inspiration on overcoming life's challenges. The book highlights Lance Armstrong's journey back to life after fighting cancer and winning the Tour de France six times. The most unique and distinctive feature of the book is its focus on triumph over adversity and the resilience of the human spirit. Users may review the book as an inspiring tale of courage and perseverance.

It's Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

by Sally Jenkins, Lance Armstrong
RM33.04 MYR
ISBN: 9780425179611
Authors: Sally Jenkins, Lance Armstrong
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Date of Publication: 2001-09-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Sports, Personal Development
Related Topics: Biography, Memoir, Autobiography, Biography Memoir, Health, Personal Development, Biography Memoir, Biography, Autobiography, Self Help, Cycling, Personal Development, Inspirational
Goodreads rating: 3.71
(rated by 40686 readers)

Description

It is such an all-American story. A lanky kid from Plano, Texas, is raised by a feisty, single parent who sacrifices for her son, who becomes one of our country's greatest athletes. Given that background, it is understandable why Armstrong was able to channel his boundless energy toward athletic endeavors. By his senior year in high school, he was already a professional triathlete and was training with the U.S. Olympic cycling developmental team. In 1993, Armstrong secured a position in the ranks of world-class cyclists by winning the World Championship and a Tour de France stage, but in 1996, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Armstrong entered an unknown battlefield and challenged it as if climbing through the Alps: aggressive yet tactical. He beat the cancer and proceeded to stun all the pundits by winning the 1999 Tour de France. In this memoir, Armstrong covers his early years swiftly with a blunt matter-of-factness, but the main focus is on his battle with cancer. Readers will respond to the inspirational recovery story, and they will appreciate the behind-the-scenes cycling information. After he won the Tour, his mother was quoted as saying that her son's whole life has been a fight against the odds; we see here that she was not exaggerating. Brenda Barrera
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