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Summary: A personal perspective
Review: Mine is a very personal story. By chance in 2002, I became hooked by cycling and so I naturally found my way to this book. Like many others, I found it inspiring. So when I found myself grinding up a hill, my legs and lungs screaming in unison for me to stop, I would think of Armstrong and all he had gone through in his fight against cancer and - more often than not - I would find the heart, somehow, to keep going.Then in June 2003 I was diagnosed with cancer and required an urgent operation to remove a large tumour from my leg. I was worried that I might never ride again, until I realised that I might never even walk straight again, as they needed to remove a good size piece from my leg. When I went in for my operation, I tore a large photo of Armstrong from a magazine and I stuck it by my hospital bed. I looked at that photo when it hurt. And I looked at it some more, when I slid out of bed and tried to walk. If he could do it, so too could I. So, what price can one place on this book, despite its imperfections? His story gave me courage to fight back, as it has given courage to tens of thousands of other people. You don't need to have cancer or be a cycling fan to appreciate the courage and strength of character, which shines through, page after page. And my story also has a happy ending. My tumour was benign and I was back on the bike within a few weeks. But I still think of Armstrong when my body wants me to stop. And I keep going. What better recommendation could one give?
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Summary: Inspirational stuff
Review: I have read this book innumerable times and it never fails to amaze me. What Lance has been through...
This book is extremely well written by Lance and co-author Sally Jenkins and is very easy to read. It gives details of Lance's life, cycling and cancer treatment without over-doing it and becoming boring. Reading this book really makes you appreciate life and encourages you to keep fighting and never give up hope, whatever your situation.
I thoroughly recommend this book.
Carpe Diem.
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Summary: Tells the gripping story of Lance's survival
Review: The Lance Armstrong story is pretty well known by now. If you want to know the details of exactly what happened, and how he survived, then read this book. As everyone has mentioned it is not very well written, but that makes for a quick read. Lance's return from cancer is inspirational, and his cycling achievements since then remarkable. Thus, I recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about Lance Armstrong. Lastly, I will mention that one reason I read the book was to see what kind of perspective on life Lance has after coming so close to death. It is nice to see that someone is talking about the life and death issues that we somehow neglect in our modern world, but I must admit that I was disappointed by his ultimate answers and conclusions. As a Christian, I cannot fathom keeping God from my life, especially when I need Him the most. Lance's belief that it was the miracle of medicine and his own willingness to fight that brought him back from cancer seems somewhat shallow. I hope and pray that he continues to search for the answers to life's great mysteries.
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Summary: A self proclaimed superman
Review: This book does not cut any corners. Lance is completely honest and forward with all aspects of his life. The detail in the cancer treatment section was amazing. Lance seems pretty full of himself. Not without reason though. He is the best rider out there and he has beaten cancer, and he will not let you forget it. It was a very interesting book and I ripped through it very quickly. This book is for everyone, you don't have to have cancer or be a bike rider to understand or enjoy this book. Enjoy!
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Summary: From another cancer survivor and biker
Review: I didn't know anything about Lance Armstrong until I got cancer last spring. Lying on my couch, sick from chemo, I watched the Tour de France. I was so sick, but wishing I could be outside riding a bike, too. Well, why not, Lance did it! So I bought a bike and started riding my way through chemo and cancer, motivated by this incredible man. I read his book after I finished chemo. His chapter on treatment so accurately captured the experience of being a cancer patient that I found myself crying. This book is for single moms, athletes, cancer patients and anyone else who needs a kick in the butt to get busy with the things that are important.
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Summary: Lance's Incredible Journey
Review: In Lance Armstrong's book "It's not about the bike" I thought it was an excellent book.
The book is very well written. He explained how he had a rough childhood and how he started cycling, he took us through his races, and he described his cancer in every little detail not a single thing was left unsaid. He made you feel like you were on the bike next to him or sitting in the hospital room with him. He took you on an emotional roller coaster ride with all of the emotions running through his head you will have the same feelings reading the book. If you read this book it will motivate you and inspire you not to give up on your dreams and when an obstacle gets in your way you have to try your hardest to get through it and eventually you will overcome it.
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Summary: loved it, great read, inspriational....
Review: do you think you can relate? a must read....
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Summary: What an amazing athlete
Review: It is easy to see why Lance has been so successful in his life. He has an amazing capacity for attacking any obstacle that gets in his way, whether it be cancer or the French alps. As a fellow cancer survivor, I could so relate to his battle. Mine was not as advanced as his was, and many times I felt like just giving up. I cannot imagine having to endure surgery, and chemo, and still managing to get on a bike. There are times when Mr. Armstrong comes across as arrogant and obstinate; probably what gave him the strength to persevere in the face of the naysayers who had already given him up for dead.
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Summary: Bravo!
Review: Lance Armstrong's journey from being diagnosed with cancer to winning the Tour de France 5 years in a row. His remarkable story will influence thousands. His autobiography is simply remarkable in its reality and realistic features that affect people's everyday lives.
Being raised by a single mom for many years, his growing up in poverty influenced his mother to succeed in business and in parenthood.
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Summary: Life Happens to Champions, Too.
Review: Meet Lance Armstrong, the illegitimate son of a single teenage mother in Texas, who became the fastest thing on a racing bike this planet has ever seen. At the height of his early career, Lance was diagnosed with testicular cancer and beat the disease and the odds to survive, thrive, and prosper, often in the face of naysayers who said, "he's finished." I'm not a cancer survivor or a cyclist, so neither of those things drew me to this book. I wanted to read how a champion, someone who's always been a winner, handles adversity. I didn't come away with any formula for success; for one thing, Lance says explicitly in the book that he'd seen people with no strong will to live survive cancer while others who were absolutely determined to beat the illness died from cancer. Looks like it simply wasn't Lance's time to go. Since his recovery, he's helped many other people with cancer and devoted a great deal of his time and resources to those struggling with the illness. He says that once you have cancer, you are forever a member of what he calls "the cancer community." Lance didn't strike me as someone with a sense of entitlement, a case of "that will never happen to me." He was too busy pedaling. But when he was diagnosed, he wasted no time applying the same tools and tactics to fighting cancer that he applied to racing. The consistent thread between his illness and his championship bike racing was his approach to both: he's in it to win and he'll do whatever it takes to succeed. This is a man with true commitment, a very rare quality in today's hurry-up-I-want-it-all-right-now culture. This story has a happy ending-he beat the disease, he won the Tour de France, he got the girl, and the happy little family walked off into the sunset. That's the short version. But it's no fairy tale. Lance's story has given hope to many and enjoyment to others. An accessible, conversational tone runs throughout the book, and we get a sense of the Texas boy who grew up riding through the Texas prairie with a very determined will and a good sense of his natural gifts. Easily polished off in a focused weekend. *It's Not About The Bike* is also a great tribute to single moms and the power of a mother's unconditional love and support. Linda Armstrong is a champion, too, and Lance never lets anyone forget it. Right on!
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