for me the name lance armstrong alwayz gives me goosebumps.........not that he won the TOUR DE FRANCE seven times ...ya he did win the toughest race in the world a record seven times but for sheer determination in coming back from dead and sitting on the bicycle again is why he is a champion.
A man who was destined to be a world champion was diagnosed with cancer in 1996 (testicular cancer.to be precise) The survival chance being as low as 5% the disease by the time detected had spread to his brain abdomen and lungs but through sheer determination and will power he made it through. when doctors said he was dead he rose like a phoenix from the ashes.
taking treatment for cancer is not easy, the treatment itself is very painful, but it showed the mans will power to go through pain. These features of the man would always showcase during the races when he would leave opponents for dead in the critical moments and that is where the man stood apart. The part of the race which would be tough for opponents would be a piece of cake for him.
Some say he was superhuman, some say he did it on drugs which i am sorry to say was never proved and can never will be hopefully..but who cares just that he came back from dead and rode again probably is an inspiration for so many cancer people around the world. Not only for cancer people also for all of us because he showed what will power and determination can do.
why did i think about writing about him............when everybody thought he had retired in 2005 for a peaceful life and taking forward his lance armstrong foundation which probably is doing one hell of a job, what do we hear............the MAN is back on the cycle again .............cant keep him off the seat i suppose .......he is back for the tour de france 2009..... will the worlds toughest and the most dangerous race take a toll on his body or he is still the same super human only time will tell.
Come july whatever happens at the champs elysee, Paris ...whatever the final result is...... LANCE ARMSTRONG would go into the history books as one of the greatest ever which is for sure not just for cycling skills but also for something he gave to millions of people ............... a magic 4 lettered word called ..................................................................................................................
HOPE
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2 comments:
U r best article till date.. Have u written it???
ya i did
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