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Lance Armstrong: It's not about the bike

In this section of the book, Lance learns how to ride like a professional. At his young age, he is still an amature, and is learing how to accel at being the best rider out there. He is so competitive, and talks about how he managed to beat a Wold champion, just because that rider forgot Lance's name. He learnes how to bike without "attacking" anytime he felt right. He was an impatient crazy rider, but underneath it all, he was afraid. Imagine living in a new country for over a year, not knowing what was going to happen next. it was tough on him, because if he "wanted to win he's have to overcome some ong historical odds; no 21-year-old had ever won a world title in cycling"(60). He ended up winning the big race, and from then on he was not known as an underdog. By 1995, Lance had not completed an entire Tour de France. He, as well as his coaches knew he was ready. "I had neither the body nor the mental toughness yet to endure the hardship"(65). Lance learnes that when he does finish the Tour that, "It is a test. It tests you physically, it tests you mentally and it even tests you morally"(69).
When Lance finds out he has cancer, a huge fear wraps around him. He calls his family members and reports the bad news, and they gave him lots of support also. Just like winning a race, lance is determined to fight his sickness. I really admire this about lance. He continues to keep going even though he had less than 50% of surviving. He could have just quit; and given up, yet he keeps riding his bike, eating healthy and following the procedures to defeat his cancer.