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Summary: Sweet Dude!!!
Review: This is my viewpoint from a book report that I wrote for school:
This book was fascinating. It was a page turning book that never let you get bored. It wasn't just a book with no point it was a book with a moral. It taught me many different lessons and values. This book taught me that you can never give up and it made me think. When something in life happens, you can never give up whether it is a game or cancer. It didn't just teach me about Lance, it taught me about my inner strength and others inner strength(how you have to beleive in yourself and others and never let yourself or others quit). As I said this book is a great page turning book that taught me many great values and lessons needed to exceed and achieve anything you want in life.
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Summary: It's about far more than the bike.
Review: Lance Armstrong writes with utter candor about his biking abilities, chemotherapy, growing up in Texas, and traveling Europe all with an equal ability to fascinate. An autobiography of a man who survived testicular cancer and won the Tour de France as well as many other races internationally Mr. Armstrong is able to do something that many people cannot when writing about their lives-delve into the minutiae of many areas of his or her life equally and take us with him.
I hadn't expected to learn SO much about what makes this man tick but after reading the book I feel that he has written one of the best autobiographies or biography that I have ever read.
Presented NOT in chronological order the style of the book works well because picking up the book we're thinking "Lance Armstrong, Cancer Survivor" but there is also much more to him. We feel the impact of some of the many people who have influenced Lance's life including his wonderful mother, many friends and one helluva nurse as well as the Doctors who treated him for a disease that would have killed most of us.
He's right. It is in part about the bike and biking but mostly it's about so much more. It's about living and surviving and learning to appreciate life so much more completely that=n you ever though you would or could.
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Summary: best book I've read ever
Review: I liked this book very much. The reason I chose this book was because I like watching the Tour De France and my dad wanted me to read more. The book is about Lance Armstrong's life through his child hood through his battle with cancer and through him winning the '99 tour. My favorite part of the book was when they talked about his's childhood.
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Summary: It's Hard Not to be Inspired by this Story
Review: Say what you want about Lance Armstrong but if you read this book it's hard to consider him anything but an inspiration.Last summer I was in Austin, Texas during the end of the Tour de France attending the Texas Age Group Swimming Championships my younger brother was competing in. That city loves Lance and there wasn't a person in the streets who wasn't eager to talk about the Tour; yellow banners supporting him were more common than Texas flags, and anyone who knows Texas knows that that's saying a lot! Following that experience I knew I had to read this book and I wasn't disappointed in the least. Having read the book, I can't regard Lance Armstrong as anything less than a miracle. He didn't survive cancer - he conquered it. He proved that a cancer diagnosis doesn't have to mean an end to anything unless you allow it to. This book is a very blunt and unapologetic account of his life before, during, and after his diagnosis and treatment. He's not the nicest guy ever, he's not the humblest guy ever, he's just a guy (who may or may not be the greatest cyclist in the world, it's not my sport, someone else will debate that). If Lance Armstrong had never competed in another race again, his survival would still have been incredible. But he did compete, and he's sure to be a legend.
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Summary: Lance is great.
Review: This book to me showed pure determination on Lance's part. Having cancer and being confident that he will beat it was very inspirational in my opinion. He wrote a wonderful book. I personally could not put it down when I started it. I think this is one of the best books I have ever read.
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Summary: Invaluable insight into cancer
Review: My sister gave me the book for my birthday just after she finished chemo and right before she started radiation. It gave her inspiration and gave me valuable insight on what she was going through. I especially enjoyed it because I live in France and have both French and American nationalities and I was so proud when he won the Tour de France. I'll be cheering him on even harder this year. Looks like my sister was victorious in her battle too. May they both continue to be winners.
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Summary: Inspirational story that will stay with you!
Review: Exceptional story! I'm not a cycling enthusiast, in fact I never followed the Tour de France prior to reading this book, but I now follow it just to cheer on Lance. I purchased this book when it was first released in 2001 and to this day (Feb '03), the story of Lance Armstrong's inspirational journey is fresh in my mind.
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Summary: Elite cyclist, mediocre book
Review: Based on all of the fabulous reviews, I purchased this book in its used state. It was worth reading, but it is not a great book. The story is honest and miraculous, but lacks sentimentality. The quality of writing appeals more to the average cyclist than the average reader, with lots of slang fragmented sentences and intentional arrogancy. I find that annoying, but you may not. I race and love Lance, plus I'm glad I read it, because I now know the story. Not a great read.
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Summary: Excellent story and fast read
Review: Couldn't put it down ! Fascinating story told
at right level of detail for busy people.
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Summary: Guts and glory
Review: A true inspiration for any jock with a major medical set- back and thinking their life is over. Armstrong beat the odds and the book really gives you insight of one's determination to defeat the deadly disease and get back on his feet again. I have never seen a finer example of self determination.
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