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Summary: Excellant !!
Review: I just finished the audio cassette version. Having recently gone through a cancer fight with my mother-in-law, I can relate to Mr. Armstrong's incredible struggle against the odds. His experiences with surgery, chemo, blood marker counts, all sounded so familiar. No one would blame him for giving up racing, but to come back and actually WIN the Tour De France...
Lance is an inspiration to all cancer patients and their families, to never give up hope. Very well done, Mr. Armstrong.
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Summary: A Lesson for Everyone
Review: Lance Armstrong's journey back to life is indeed incredible. I was expecting a sob story where a cancer patient recounts his life, blah, blah, blah. Instead, this book offered a fine balance between the melancholy and the actual fight he put up. I am amazed by his determination. This just reinforces the fact that with determination, everything is possible. This is especially so in the part where he described how he was determined not to be sick and even went cycling when he was undergoing chemo! How many people can do that?!
This is a very touching book and I highly recommend it to all readers.
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Summary: It's not about the bike---It's about ME! ME! ME!
Review: A story of an incredibly egocentric, arrogant, selfish and immature man, who manages to haul himself up to the emotional level of a late-adolescent. And he's proud of it!
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Summary: The only word for it..... INSPIRATIONAL
Review: As a person who rarely reads biographies, I have to admit that I picked up the book and read it based on the incredible triumph of Lance at the Tour de France. It is a wonderfully written and the pages fly by. It reveals the honest truth about the horrors of cancer and the power of believing in yourself. A definite must read for anyone in need of inspiration.
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Summary: Most Influencial Book
Review: This book has shown me what tough is all about. Lance was able to express what he went through so well. It is a book that will really put comfort in your soul and yet give you a feeling of reality. It explains the joy, pain, and suffering that his life endured. It is a keeper on my bookshelf. When I read this book, I couldn't put it down. I read it in a matter of a few days. Mr. Armstrong shows us what life is like for cancer patients all over the world in this book. It is a "must get" book.
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Summary: A subperb book!
Review: Have you ever wondered if it is possible to survive cancer and become a famous athlete? Well in the book Lance Armstrong written by himself along with Sally Jenkins just that happened. Lance got cancer when he was at the height of his biking career. Fortunately, he was able to recover and start his career again from scratch, not even knowing if his cancer was going to come back. This book represents a good role-model,is new, and is full of details. I really liked this book and I would recommend it to anyone to read.
One reason this book is so good is because is represents a good role-model. If everyone was like Lance, we would be living in a perfect world. Everyone would be full of motivation and get around any obstacle that gets in their way. Crimes would be washed away and crimes would fall along with them. Everybody needs a little Lance Armstrong inside of them.
Another reason this book is so good is because it is so different. This book is much different then any other book because the author tells you everything. The author even tells you personal information that most other author's wouldn't share with the reader. Lance's life is also different than many other lives because many people don't live through cancer then build up a healthy life again. I found the diversity of this book very interesting because I learned many new things and didn't hear what I expected. This book is really different than most other books.
This book was filled with many details which makes it very exciting and interesting. The book gives you Lance Armstrong's entire life story within such a small book and still makes you feel like you know everything about him. The detail are so clear and precise, they make you feel part of the book and experience Lanes life along with him. This book was really interesting with all of it's details.
Readers will enjoy Lance Armstrong. The book represents a good role-model, is different, and is filled with many details. If you are tired of reading the same old books with the same old endings, this is the book for you. This excellent book is perfect for anyone and should be read over and over again!
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Summary: Courage, Hope & Achievement - Powerful! .. Nuff Said :)
Review: This is one of those books you could go on and on about. "It's Not About The Bike" Exemplifes all that an inspirational story should be. I read and review a ton of them so I feel like I know one when I see it. I'd have given this one 6 stars if I could have :-)If your reading has to be "rose colored" this might not be for you. However, if it's a story of true hope, courage, and a willingness to beat the odds and succeed BIG time then do yourself a favor and take advantage of this one... Josh Hinds - GetMotivation.com
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Summary: masterpiece of arrogance
Review: There are givers and there are takers in this world. This book clearly demonstrates that Lance Armstrong is a taker, both before and after his cancer treatment. It is
interesting to read only to have an inside view of an unabashed self-obsessed person.
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Summary: Anyone Can Appriciate This Book
Review: This was an amazing book. Lance did such a great job writing it. He did indeed give credit to those who deserved it. His life story touched my heart. As an runner and biker I can relate to him. However anyone, whether you are an athlete or not, will view life differently as you read about his couragous battle with cancer and his journey back to his bike and life. I can't say enough great things about this book. I think everyone should own a copy!
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Summary: Just read it, whoever you are...
Review: Yes, this is really that type of book. I know that I echo most of the opinions here when I say that it was hard to put this book down. Hardly fifteen pages would go by where I didn't get my eyes all watery - this book is triumphantly emotional, heroic, fascinating. Lance isn't the best person on Earth, and he doesn't hide it. Yet he's strong, and always a fighter, and succeeds despite having all the odds placed against him. This is not a complete, exhaustive biography. It's a quick-paced read - no unnecessary details are included, just what's easily digestible and most interesting. No wonder this book was on the New York Times bestseller list for so long; it's easily a crowd pleaser. I was disappointed a bit in the last chapter, because Lance doesn't delve into much detail about his Olympic experience in Sydney. But who cares - I got more bike and Tour de France excitement than I thought I would. At times, Lance puts you on the seat and tells you how painful, how incredibly arduous it can be to climb thousands of feet of mountains, pedal at speeds of up to 70 mph, and stay on the bike accident-free for 7 hours a day. Amid all the remarkable stories in the book, some are especially worthwhile. When Lance had cancer and his insurance wouldn't cover him because of a pre-existing condition, the CEO of Oakley, one of his sponsors, stood by him and told his insurer to cover Lance or he'd take his business elsewhere. They covered him. The back cover, and other reviewers, tell you exactly what you need to know: it doesn't matter if you love or hate sports, or even if you've heard of Lance. This book will touch you because it's very human, very real, and very relevant to our days.
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