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

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Summary: Inspiration from cover to cover...
Review: I have read many books in my life, but never one quite like this one. The whole time that I read this book I was thinking to myself, "..and I think that I have had some bad days!" If you have ever found a more inspiring example in a human being, let me know, I'll read their book. Lance Armstrong was near the top of his sport, and he finds that he has cancer. What would you do if someone told you that not only were you losing your health, your ability to work, and maybe your life? Did he quit and give it all up forever? Not only did he NOT, he battled back from cancer and beat death, but he attacked it with the same energy that he used as a cyclist. He got his life back, found a wife, and won the Tour de France. What a role model. Read this book. I hope that this athlete can become a role model and an example to all.

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Summary: Cancer as a tool for transformation
Review: Lance Armstrong in his book recounts the transformation that happened in his life out of finding out at age 25 that he had very advanced testicular cancer. Incredibly, he was able to beat very unfavorable odds and come through cancer free. The cancer in his case seems to have worked as a tool that helped him transform and wake up to the richness of his life. He discovered how loved and supported he was by his family and friends, he discovered and was able to appreciate the dedication and incredible talent of others who collaborated to save his life, he discovered his inner resources and his passion for living, he rediscovered his love for the Bike which he was taking for granted... Out of this experience he won the Big Price: Huge professional success and a very fulfilling and loving marriage. If you are interested in transformational experiences and in discovering the state of being where success, love, satisfaction, self expression and aliveness reside, I highly recommend that you also read the book WORKING ON YOURSELF DOESN'T WORK by Ariel and Shya Kane. This book is a gem and it delivers all the keys to personal transformation and enlightenment. I highly recommend it to anybody who, like Lance Armstrong, is willing to challenge the limits of what we think it is possible to make happen in our lives.

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Summary: Wow!
Review: What an incredible (true) story. I could not put it down. Read half one night, finished the next morning.

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Summary: Whatever doesn't kill us makes us stronger!
Review: The odds are part of the result, not the direct indicator; Lance Armstrong -- fellow Austinite -- proves that. When you're expected by all to give up, don't. As Lance's mom says: "Son, you never give up."

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Summary: Just read it!
Review: Not one for reading biographies, I read this book in two days. It has all the elements of a great story.....rags to riches....overcoming adversity....love interest, and a wonderfully happy ending that continues on as Lance recently won his second tour. A great story of survival about one of the greatest athletes of our time.

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Summary: I couldn't put this book down...
Review: At first I thought "what a cocky person, with attitude" but as I discovered later in the book, that without that attitude, as he battles cancer, Lance would be dead today. I wish I had this book eight years ago before my dad died of cancer, Lance would have made me ask more questions and demand more answers from the doctors that my family thought we could trust. Lance is remarkable and I pray that his inspiration spreads across the world.

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Summary: From manic inconsistency to darkness and back...
Review: Very interesting book and well written, I read it from cover to back and must say that normally I am not too interested in biographies as a whole, but this one was exceptional. Though the book takes you through the life of Lance, from his immature, spoiled and manic upbringing to his overall success in the 1999 Tour de France; it really isn't about Lance at all, but about survivorship against cancer. You come away with the distinct feeling that this event in his life changed him forever as a person to where he stopped thinking about himself to where he has started to think about others...i.e. his cancer foundation. I never thought I would read a story about cancer and its effects on people until I picked this one up. Unfortunately, the only reason I did was because I am myself a cyclist and have watched Lance's career as well as other's in cycling blossom in the US in the last decade. Don't make that your reason for reading this book. EXCELLENT, kudos to the writer...!

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Summary: discerning readers and soreheads
Review: Real candor is one of the rarest things in the world. As Lance's co-author, I especially appreciated it in him. I wanted to thank the readers for their generous reviews, because it seems they appreciate it too. Lance decided he wanted to be nakedly truthful, and he trusted himself to the readers' intelligence. He took a risk when he displayed not just his courage on the page, but his temper, his fears, his scars, and shortcomings. Virtually every reader so far -- with the exception of a couple of soreheads from Plano, Texas, a place he refuses to go back to because of the hypocrisy it represents to him -- has understood that Lance is just a man, not an idol or a myth or a fairy tale, and that if he can survive cancer others can too. The fact is, Lance the fairy tale doesn't do anyone any good. Lance the truthteller might actually help someone else get through it. He trusted the readers, and he was amply rewarded for that. It's very gratifying to see.

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Summary: Pure inspiration
Review: I have never been as inspired as I was after finishing Lance's book. Lance shows us what it is like to thrive in life. I truly feel that his determination is what cured his cancer. He shows us that attitude is everything. Anyone who is serious about life and making the most of your life should read this book. Lance's story is PURE INSPIRATION.

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Summary: A MUST FOR EVERYONE
Review: It amazes me how such a man can go from Cancer to TWO TOUR DE FRANCE WINS in a matter of 2-3 years. This book that he has written explores how he came in contact with the disease and conquers it and then doesn't think " Oh i will never ride again" and takes us on a journey through his eyes of his tour de france victory. This book is so Inspirational and keeps you cheering at every page you turn. This motivates me to accomplish and excel in every thing i do. Thank you Mr. Armstrong for so a wonderful book.