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

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

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Viva Lance!
Review: I bought this book mainly because I am an avid cyclist myself and follow professional cycling very closely. But true to the title, this book is not about the bike. And it is so much better for it.

I found myself deeply moved by this book. I read the entire thing from cover to cover in a matter of hours. I got it in the mail around noon and couldn't put it down. I finished before I went to bed.

The frank honesty and candor with which Lance describes and chronicals his disease and recovery are amazing. I can only imagine the pain and endurance it took for him to go back and relive the events of the last four years, to put them all in print. Much less the courage to invite all of us in to share and take part in it with him.

I can't say just how strongly I recommend this book. Lance is an exceptional athelete, but more important he is the face of courage and strength in an abyss of insurmountable adversity. The inspiration and insight he offers are priceless.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Amazing
Review: This book will make anyone realize how lucky each of us our to simply be alive. Lance meticulously describes his cancer therapy and the people that stayed with him during his hardest times. The racing stories are wonderful, especially if your an ametuer road racer or a bicycle enthusiast. I don't read auto-biographies but I'm glad I read this one. This is the first book I read from start to finish in one day. It was hard to put down.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Whether You Know Who He is or Not
Review: A friend of mine passed me this book because I follow bicycle racing, but as the title implies, there's more to it then that. Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins do a great job of telling a story that one minute sounds super human, and the next, painfully human. Lance Armstrong's story before his fight with cancer would have been incredible enough. His struggle to simply stay alive and how that transforms his outlook on life is what makes this story fascinating. On the light hearted side: if you've ever listened to Lance Armstrong during a TV interview, you'll appreciate that none of his style is lost in how his story reads.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: WOW
Review: In this book, Lance Armstrong opens up and lets the reader really feel what he felt. Personally, I was never a fan of reading, but I am currently reading this book for the 5th time in the past year. It truly changed my life and the way I feel about life and illness. Don't miss this book!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: A new focus for Armstrong..
Review: I value Lance Armstrong's story, he is a driven and talented athlete who has had to battle through a life threatening illness. The story is incredible but you wish that Lance wouldn't be so in love with his own story!
Humility is the virtue that Lance needs most. Maybe that could be his next focus. I'm sure if he put his mind to it, he could tone down his ego. He accomplishes every thing he puts his mind too..... maybe improve his writing as well....

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Gripping candor from Page 1
Review: The greatest books are those that captivate an audience that knows little or nothing about the subject. Before reading "It's Not About the Bike", I had absolutely no knowledge of bike racing and (thankfully) little exposure to cancer. Lance Armstrong lays his life wide open to the reader, and the result is a touching, informative, and honest account of this man's life.

Armstrong opens with the diagnosis of his cancer and the emotions he went through as the cancer spread and he was forced to decide between treatment startegies. He takes time to recount his childhood and his introduction to biking, explores in vivid detail his chemotherapy, discusses his psychological recovery from cancer, and closes with his return to professional bike racing and his "second life" as a cancer survivor.

"It's Not About the Bike" is written in a simple, straightforward way. It is amazingly honest and open from the start, a quality it seems fewer and fewer autobioraphies possess these days. Armstrong doesn't try to create an image for himself or attempt to hide his mistakes. He doesn't shy away from difficult subject matter or even private pieces of his life. He tells his story with dignity, modesty, and a survivor's desire to let readers know that anything is possible.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The ultimate tale of overcoming the odds.
Review: Very few people will ever see the extreme lows and highs that Lance Armstrong has faced. Few fictional stories will ever be as unlikely as this true story. This book will remind you of what it is possible for a human being to accomplish.

As a cyclist and long-time fan of Lance Armstrong, I found it interesting that I finished the book with even more respect for his accomplishments, but feeling like I wouldn't actually enjoy the man if I were to meet him. I see it as a credit to the writing and to Armstrong's openness in the book that I responded this way. (By the way, I fully acknowledge that he's well beyond needing to care one bit about what I think of him.)

Highly recommended.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A reminder of what our minds and bodies are capable of
Review: This great little reminder sits on my shelf to jog my perspective whenever a "pity party" sets in. This iron-man's focus and determination is awesome. I only hope that he takes time to enjoy other, smaller, things in his life.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Inspiration
Review: The most inspirational book I have ever read! How can anyone not be moved by a story about a man that nearly died but instead found the will to live and will to win and dominate his sport.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: What an amazing journey
Review: I too have been faced with cancer and have fought my battle on the winning end. Lance Armstrong is such a strong athelete and I'm amazed by what he endured and accomplished after his treatments. This book is very real and I could feel his pain throughout his story. Loved this book! A good read for ANYONE.


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