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Summary: IT IS LIFE CHANGING
Review: I read alot of books but this is the best book I have ever read. Make your kids friends and family read it. thier were a couple of bad words he could have left out but you will forget them fast. I am a 35 year old hard nose sales manager who wanted to cry 3 or 4 times while reading this book. I said it and I ment it "LIFE CHANGING".GREAT JOB LANCE
VIVA LANCE
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Summary: Wonderfully Inspiring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This book was incredibly inspiring and really helped me to change the way I look at life. I got a lot out of different themes and messages throughout the book. I felt bad about certain events and also inspired by the way Lance kept trying and never gave up!
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Summary: Trully inspirational
Review: I am a personal trainer and triathlon coach/athlete. I have bought several copies of this book and given them to all my clients and several friends. It has helped me to mentally and fisically move to the next level and I have seen the strong impact it has made on other people who had read it! READ IT!
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Summary: Profile in Courage
Review: Written with raw honesty, It's Not About The Bike shows what it's really about -- courage, passion, persistence, and the indomitable human spirit. Lance reveals his childhood -- including his struggles as a swimmer and his wild antics -- the rejection he experienced, his triumphs, his battle with cancer, and his relationships with two very special ladies -- his mother, and his wife. The photos are fantastic; like the text, they portray the very human side of a champion. I highly recommend this book to everyone -- and most especially to athletes and cancer patients. -- Graciela Sholander, http://dreamitdoit.net
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Summary: A Haunting Must-Read
Review: Anyone who's remotely interested in leisure reading should make a bee-line for It's Not About The Bike. Along w/ Sally Jenkins, Armstrong paints us a picture of his life starting as an angst-filled up and coming athlete to his cancer diagnosis to his physical and mental battles and finally to his first Tour de France victory. The book is funny, candid, action packed, and truly moving. I mowed through its 270 or so pages in one evening. I couldn't put it down. When he described the searing pain of chemotherapy, I winced. When he talked about the thrills of hurtling down the Alps at 70 mph, my eyes widened. Lance exposes himself not as a hipper than thou athlete, but a regular human being humbled by life itself. He's blunt, but not preachy. Funny a lot of the times, but serious when need be. And he never forgot his roots. I can see why people drew such inspiration from Lance by reading his book. When you've been to the very brink of death, a place where the odds are crushed against you, and then you come all the way back to not only beat cancer, but also develop into the best athlete in your sport, you can't explain it. Instead, you just hope. You fight. And even if you don't make it, at least you get to go out in a blaze of glory. Lance gives hope to people who have none, because as bad as they think they're in for, he's been in worse--and he beat it. Read the first few pages of it here at Amazon.com. If you're not drawn in by the time you're done, you have no soul.
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Summary: Inspiring but not exciting
Review: Lance Armstrong's recovery from cancer was amazing and inspirational. This book tells you all about it, but also includes other aspects of Armstrong's life that non-bicycle racing fans might find a little boring. You already know he's going to win the race.
But as a person extremely interested in recovery, I admire Lance and learned a lot from him. I quoted this book three times in my book, The Art of Getting Well: Maximizing Health When You Have a Chronic Illness. David Spero RN www.art-of-getting-well.com
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Summary: Great, quick read. Inspiring.
Review: Excellent book, Lance can really write. He gets his feelings across really well on paper. His thoughts on cancer, his cycling, and life in general are things that everyone should spend some time dwelling on. And no, you need not be an expert cyclist. Lance's dedication to the sport comes through even if you haven't ever ridden a bike in your life. I can't say anymore, you just have to get this book. It's not hokey-pokey, fairy-tale stuff. He is a realist, and always took everything full force.
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Summary: Wow, it left me speechless
Review: After reading this book, I have a larger respect for the Tour de France and the athelets who participate in it. This is the story of Lance Armstrong's journey back to his racing career, and more importantly, life, after his battle with cancer. My heartstrings were pulled as I read. As an athlete I can understand somewhat of what he goes through, with the training and all. I even used this book for some of my college essays! Go out and read it, it's an autobiography like none other!
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Summary: My vote for greatness
Review: I live in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. I do some Olympic-distance triathlons (in other words, small potatoes). The bike training I do would be considered a ride around the neighborhood by Lance Armstrong. I read this just before a hospital visit for surgery. I have a couple of friends who are cynical enough to announce that to be such a champion in the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong uses drugs stronger than aspirin. This is the same kind of thinking which inspired the idea that the 1969 moon landing was a hoax created for television. Doesn't anyone believe in greatness anymore? This book is enough to make you go back to church and renew your belief in a higher power. Lance tells it like it happened and he leaves little out. He talks about his upbringing, his initiation into the cycling world, his first races, his arrogance, his discovery that he had cancer, his experience with treatment and medical personnel, the reactions of the cycling world and of his sponsors, meeting his future wife, his first child and his winning of the Tour de France. It's a long road to cover and it never flags for one second. No wonder it won Sports Book of the Year for 2000. This book is so compelling I bet it Mr. Armstrong didn't relax until he finished it. When Lance Armstrong talks about his cancer nurse LaTrice who said to him "I hope someday to be just a figment of your imagination," I was deeply moved. I'll be watching the Tour de France in 2004. I won't miss a day. And guess who I'm rooting for?! GO LANCE GO!
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Summary: DO NOT listen to the audio version with children present
Review: We bought this book on tape for a long road trip - thought it would be good inspiration/a good role model for our daughter; however, within minutes were exposed to foul language. I recuperated from that but before the end of side A of tape 1 were subjected to foul language 2-3 more times. I had to eject the cd and we listened to the radio for the remainder of the trip. It is a shame that we cannot be warned of these things in advance. I am not opposed to this type of language, per se, but I choose not to expose my daughter to it and am so upset at the lack of a warning, will probably never finish listening to the audiobook.
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