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Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life Description
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Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life Description page:
People around
the world have found inspiration in the story of Lance Armstrong--a world-class
athlete nearly struck down by cancer, only to recover and win the Tour de France,
the multiday bicycle race famous for its grueling intensity. Armstrong is a thoroughgoing
Texan jock, and the changes brought to his life by his illness are startling and
powerful, but he's just not interested in wearing a hero suit. While his vocabulary
is a bit on the he-man side (highest compliment to his wife: "she's a stud"),
his actions will melt the most hard-bitten souls: a cancer foundation and benefit
bike ride, his astonishing commitment to training that got him past countless
hurdles, loyalty to the people and corporations that never gave up on him. There's
serious medical detail here, which may not be for the faint of heart; from chemo
to surgical procedures to his wife's in vitro fertilization, you won't be spared
a single x-ray, IV drip, or unfortunate side effect. Athletes and coaches everywhere
will benefit from the same extraordinary detail provided about his training sessions--every
aching tendon, every rainy afternoon, and every small triumph during his long
recovery is here in living color. It's Not About the Bike is the perfect title
for this book about life, death, illness, family, setbacks, and triumphs, but
not especially about the bike.
Buy It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back
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