One of the pleasures of Spring is getting out my bike and tooling around town or going for serious rides. I love to bike. Do you? Are you looking for inspiration? Looking for a good read? Well if you haven't already you should read Lance Armstrong's autobiography: It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life.
Co written with Sally Jenkins, a sportswriter for the Washington Post, it is easy and entertaining to read. Although the book is "ghost written," Armstrong's voice comes through clearly and honestly. Most of all it is an unromanticized telling of Armstrong's life story: his early biking years, his diagnosis with stage 4 cancer, his battle with the disease, his amazing recovery and his amazing wins of the Tour de France. Just surviving cancer is amazing and just winning the Tour de France is amazing, but the combination of the two is beyond incredible.
When you finish the book you really feel like you know him, and man you really want him to keep winning. And what's great is he did.
Get it from Amazon for $10.50. Or better yet, hop on your bike and pick it up at your local bookstore.
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I love this book, it is so raw, it shocked me, but then that is how it should be. A great read!
1FANTASTIC read! Thanks for posting Fit. It's definitely a book about hope and perseverance. I gave this book to my dad while he was going through his cancer treatments. He's not a big book reader, but once he got going through the book - he couldn't put it down! It was definitely interesting (a page-turner!) to read about Lance's phenomenal and captivating journey. Pure dedication! I must say that this is one of the best books I've ever read and definitely the most inspirational.
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