Lance Armstrongs Amazing Life

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Lance Armstrongs Amazing Life

• By Stephanie

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Childhood Information

• Lance was born on September 18, 1971 in Planto,
  Texas. When Lance was a child, most kids played
  football or baseball. Lance felt left out because
  he wasnt as fast as all the other kids. (Amazing
  Athletes) Lance liked to run and swim in the
  triathlons (Amazing Athletes)

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Background Information

• Now Lance has twin daughters, Grace and Isabelle.
  He also has a son named Luke. Unfortunately, he
  recently divorced his wife, Kristen Armstrong.(
  Every Second Counts) Lance also, used to be
  called Mellow Johnny because Maillot Jaune,
  French for Yellow Jersey.( Wikipedia.com)

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Questions to Answer

• What childhood experiences caused this individual
  to establish their personal goals and dreams?
• When Lance was a child, his mom told him to
  never give up and to always work hard. Also, when
  he was a kid he found that he had stamina. That
  helped him find his career as a cyclist. (Lance
  Armstrong, 2005)

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Accomplishments

• In 1984, Lance won the Iron Kids Triathlon when
  he was only 13. Also, Lance represented the
  United States at the 1996 Olympic Games in
  Atlanta, Georgia.( Lance Armstrong, 2005) Another
  accomplishment he had was when Lance won the Tour
  de France 7 times from 1999 to 2005. Lance also
  recently ran the Boston and the New York City
  Marathon coming in at 247 minutes.
  (Wikipedia.com)

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Questions to Answer

• Why is Lance Armstrong famous? What were the
  important actions this person took?
• Lance Armstrong is famous because after his
  cancer he won 7 Tour de Frances in a row. He was
  also the only man to do so.

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Challenges

• When Lance went to the doctor for his 1st time
  with cancer, he had some X-rays. Black meant
  clear white meant cancer, his chest looked like
  a snow storm. (Every Second Counts) Another
  challenge was when he was a baby, his parents
  divorced and he was raised by his mother. His mom
  told him to never give up and to always work
  hard. (Lance Armstrong) Lastly, Lances cancer
  was called testicular cancer. The cancer spread
  through his stomach, lungs and his brain. Lance
  beat cancer by 4 cycles of chemotherapy and 2
  surgeries.

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Questions to Answer

• What are two or three challenges this individual
  had to overcome? How did they overcome those
  challenges?
• Some challenges Lance Armstrong had were cancer
  in his lungs, abdomen and brain. He got rid of
  the cancer with two surgeries and four cycles of
  chemotherapy. Another challenge he had was that
  he grew up without a father and was raised by his
  mother. To keep his hopes up, his mom told him to
  never give up and to work hard all the time.

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Lance Armstrong's Timeline

• September 18, 1971- Lance was born
• 1992- Lance was the first unpaid pro. cyclist
• Fall of 1996- Lance found out he had testicular
  cancer all around his body
• In October 1997- He was cured from cancer
• 2005- Won his 7th Tour de France in a row

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Questions to Answer

• What do you admire or dislike about this person?
  Explain the thinking behind your conclusion?
• I admire Lance Armstrong because he is an
  inspiration to my family. When my mom had cancer,
  we went through a lot of tough times and Im sure
  that his family did too.

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Works Cited

• http//www.lancearmstrong.com
• Donovan, Sandy. Lance Armstrong. Minneapolis,
  LERNERSPORTS, 2005.
• Armstrong, Lance with Sally Jenkins. Every
  Second Counts. New York, Broadway Books.
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Armstrong

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Isn't Lance Armstrong SO Cool???