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It's Not About The Bike

It's Not About The Bike: My Journey Back To Life

by Lance Armstrong

3.73 out of 5 (24 ratings)

Format:
Paperback 
Pages:
304 
Publisher:
Vintage 
Publication Date:
03 May 2001 
Category:
Biography: Sport 
ISBN:
9780224060875 

Description

Winner of the William Hill sports book of the year. 'I want to die at a hundred years old after screaming down an Alpine descent on a bicycle at 75 miles per hour. I don't do anything slow, not even breathe. I do everything at a fast cadence: eat fast, sleep fast.' At twenty-four, Lance Armstrong was already well on his way to becoming a sporting legend. Then, in October 1996, he was diagnosed with stage four testicular cancer - doctors gave him a 40% chance of survival. On that day Armstrong's life changed for ever and in typical fashion, he met the challenge head on - this was one fight he was determined not to lose. As he battled against the cancer invading his body and the chemotherapy that threatened to sap his soul, he focussed on his training and drew strength from the people around him who never gave up. Just sixteen months after Armstrong was discharged from hospital, he entered the Tour de France, a race famed for its gruelling intensity. Just a few months after that, he became a father. It's Not About the Bike is the story of one man's inspirational battle against the odds, charting his progress through triumph, tragedy and transformation.

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  • Lance Armstrong is my hero. This book explores his illness in depth, and how hard he fought to beat it. As a cancer survivor who worries that it might return, I view this book as a major source of inspiration. Highly recommended.

    5.00 out of 5

    TheScrappyCat

  • One of the most recognizable names in sports. I recommend this to all the athletes that come into the library looking for reading material. More importantly, you don't need to be a sports fan, riding fan, just a fan about living life and taking advantage of adversity for the betterment of yourself and society. A book about inspiration! Recommended for literature circles, too. Grades 9 and up.

    5.00 out of 5

    jyasinchuk

  • This is Lance Armstrong's story through the first Tour De France victory.I admit, cycling does (did) not particularly interest me. That confessed, I have followed the Tour De France from the days of Greg LeMond enough to know who wins.Armstrong's story of growing up with a single parent, surviving cancer, falling in love, winning the Tour De France and having a child is detailed in "It's Not about the Bike" and is riveting in its frankness. Armstrong does not attempt to be politically correct and his humanity touches the reader.I have had this book sitting unread on my bookshelf for several years. That is regrettable.I was slightly amused and then saddened when reading passages in the book about Kristen, Lance's love, wife and mother of his three children. The fairytale is only slightly blemished by Lance moving onto to another love.

    5.00 out of 5

    Grandeplease

  • Everyone knows Lance Armstrong's story - man with cancer defies the odds and wins the Tour de France a shocking seven consecutive times. But, as the title of Armstrong's story suggests it's not about the bike. Instead it is about a different kind of competition. Fighting cancer. Ultimately, as near death moments will do, cancer changed him. It woke him up to the possibilities of a fuller, more meaningful life. He never would have become a philanthropist without the experience of personal pain. <em>It's Not about the Bike</em> is that journey from hotshot cyclist to a powerhouse with a greater purpose.

    4.50 out of 5

    SeriousGrace

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