I do not understand how someone could be so driven to keep going after such a tragic event. Scarred mentally and physically, you were able to rise above it all, and learn to live. Most people would break down in self-pity. It's amazing that you were able to take that awful incident, and turn your cancer into "a special wake-up call"(5), and consider admiring that dreadful fact and living life to the fullest.
You show such dedication to your sport, and somehow i feel i can relate. "Cycling is a sport that rewards mature champions. It takes a physical endurance built up over years, and a head for strategy that comes only with experience"(5-6). You trained so hard, and worked your butt off every day trying to reach your personal goal. I feel like i can relate because if i want to reach a destination, i will not quit until i do. Also, i know your hard work pays off in the end, but i really admire how you grew up with no father and not much, and you were able to grow past that and be best freiends with your mom, and become a world-class althlete. Nothing stopped you from being who you are now, and i wish that more people can learn from you hardships, because i know i sure have already.
All in all, Mr. Lance Armstrong, so far you have made me realize how much you have been through, and i want to become like you someday. I want to learn to live.
~CEO
2 comments:
Hi Claire!
Your book seems really interesting, and it's cool that you can relate so much to Lance!
Hey Claire!
I've never really been interested in professional athletes, but your letter to Lance makes him seem really cool and human. I don't really like pro sports, because the athletes are all way overpaid and they don't really do anything useful, but your letter made me reconsider that a little.
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