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Summary: If you let it.....it might just change your life!
Review: This was one of the most wonderful and inspirational books I have ever read. It says a lot for human nature and for what we as individuals can overcome. Even if you do not like biking or you have never had Cancer, you can relate to this book because you are human!
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Summary: My Favorite Book
Review: When Lance Armstrong dies a pathologist will look inside his body...this book allows us to look inside his soul.
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Summary: My thoughts on Its Not About the Bike
Review: Its Not About the Bike Book Review Stricken down by the chains of cancer, Neil Armstrong recovers to win one of the greatest events on earth, the Tour de France. This story is about one of the greatest athletes of our time. It enthralls you in emotions, good and bad, and leaves you with a feeling of self-accomplishment and joy. The fantastic thing about this book is that it is all true.
In the story you hear about the difficulties faced by a low-income family with only one parent. The mother of Lance was young and barely managing, but gave Lance everything he wanted. He said, "she would make things like a squishy at 7-11 feel like getting a new bike." When Lance was in high school he wasn't like everyone else, he was different. When people were walking to school in kakhis and Calvin Klein plaid shirts he was swimming, running, and bicycling in triathlons. When he was sixteen he was smoking 30 year old pro athletes. He was on his way and had his goals set.
Years later Lance switched completely to bicycle riding and was great. He made a high income and had a perfect life. Then one night he discovered he had cancer. His life was instantly turned upside down and would be forever changed, but maybe for the better.
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Summary: Can't Help but be Inspired
Review: Is the Lance portrayed in the book a little bit "sanitized" or packaged by good PR? Maybe. Regardless, who can help but to be inspired by one of if not the most gifted and admirable athletes of our time.
The book is worth it solely for the discussions of world-class cycling and the tactics involved; the story's of Lance's life and his battle with cancer make it inspiring.
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Summary: Stop thinking you know what it's about - just read it!
Review: If you've ever wondered what it would be like to sit down and talk to Lance Armstrong for a couple of hours, now's your chance. Open, honest, thoroughly accessible, this book is one of the best I have read in years. It isn't a jock book and it isn't a "let me inspire you with my fight against cancer" book. But by the time you're through reading it (and just try to put it down!)you're awed by Lance's tremendous atheletic achievements and inspired by the way Lance and his family and friends looked probable death square in the eye and dealt with it the way any of us would - being scared, courageous, unsure of what to do, impatient to do something, in other words - like humans. Lance is interesting, funny, brash, dedicated, a survivor, a monster athelete, and he puts his money where his mouth is on and off the bike. When you put the book down, you'll know that the title of the book is perfect. It's not about the bike, it's about the heart of the man riding it.
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Summary: It's not about the bike, but...
Review: It is about the money. I quite enjoyed this book until I got to the part where he refuses to work for the paltry sum of 120 K a year, three times what the average North American will ever earn. At that point the book is revealed for what it really is: a cynical marketing ploy designed to enhance his image amongst both cyclists and non-cyclists alike. Boo hoo. Poor Lance--he might not be able to buy back that Porsche.
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Summary: Excellant !!
Review: I just finished the audio cassette version. Having recently gone through a cancer fight with my mother-in-law, I can relate to Mr. Armstrong's incredible struggle against the odds. His experiences with surgery, chemo, blood marker counts, all sounded so familiar. No one would blame him for giving up racing, but to come back and actually WIN the Tour De France...
Lance is an inspiration to all cancer patients and their families, to never give up hope. Very well done, Mr. Armstrong.
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Summary: A Lesson for Everyone
Review: Lance Armstrong's journey back to life is indeed incredible. I was expecting a sob story where a cancer patient recounts his life, blah, blah, blah. Instead, this book offered a fine balance between the melancholy and the actual fight he put up. I am amazed by his determination. This just reinforces the fact that with determination, everything is possible. This is especially so in the part where he described how he was determined not to be sick and even went cycling when he was undergoing chemo! How many people can do that?!
This is a very touching book and I highly recommend it to all readers.
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Summary: It's not about the bike---It's about ME! ME! ME!
Review: A story of an incredibly egocentric, arrogant, selfish and immature man, who manages to haul himself up to the emotional level of a late-adolescent. And he's proud of it!
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Summary: The only word for it..... INSPIRATIONAL
Review: As a person who rarely reads biographies, I have to admit that I picked up the book and read it based on the incredible triumph of Lance at the Tour de France. It is a wonderfully written and the pages fly by. It reveals the honest truth about the horrors of cancer and the power of believing in yourself. A definite must read for anyone in need of inspiration.
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