Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrongis an American former professional road racing cyclist. He is the 1993 Elite Men's Road Race World Champion, and he had won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but was stripped of his Tour de France victories in 2012 after a protracted doping scandal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCyclist
Date of Birth18 September 1971
CityPlano, TX
CountryUnited States of America
dark interviews kind
It's funny, because I have periods where I just kind of go dark. I don't tweet, I don't talk, I don't interview, and then I have times where I do.
athlete race goal
I realize that there are many variables outside my control in my quest, but focusing on the big goal down the road really motivates me. To help me stay focused, I set micro-goals such as races or training achievements that bring me one step closer to being at my best for major goals
cancer thinking suffering
So if there is a purpose to the suffering that is cancer, I think it must be this: it's meant to improve us.
giving shows
No one automatically gives you respect just because you show up. You have to earn it
sports nice golf
It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf - take on Tiger.
cancer survival firsts
The question was, which would the chemo kill first: the cancer or me?
cancer careers giving
It gave me a chance to re-evaluate my life and my career. Cancer certainly gives things a new perspective. I would not have won the Tour de France if I had not had cancer. It gave me new strength and focus.
running hurt mean
Me and running don’t always see eye to eye. Some days it hurts more than others. But it doesn’t mean I don’t do it. I deal with it and I keep running because not everything that is good for you, always feels good for you.
faces medieval jokes
If I can't face my accusers, that's a joke. We did that in medieval times.
race sick dying
When I was sick, I didn't want to die. When I race, I don't want to lose. Dying and losing, it's the same thing.
pain forever quitting
Pain is only temporary. Quitting is forever!
athlete challenges limits
Life to me is a series of false limits and my challenge as an athlete is to explore those limits
cancer two victory
Regardless of one victory, two victories, four victories, there's never been a victory by a cancer survivor. That's a fact that hopefully I'll be remembered for.
encouraging girl strong
Live strong is exactly I guess what it says. It's one thing to live, but it's another thing to live strong, to attack the day and attack your life with a whole new attitude. This was a gift for me. I guess before the illness I just lived. Now, after the illness, I live strong.