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Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong was born on September 18, 1971. ... His real family name is Gunderson however Lance uses the name Armstrong because his mother married a man named Terry Armstrong. Lance did not like Terry at all because he would beat Lance with a wooden paddle for the minor incidents. Later Lances mother Linda divorced Terry, and after the divorce Lance and his mother became much closer.
Lance had a very different childhood in a sense that he was very good at cycling and triathlons. ... When Lance was sixteen he was riding with guys in their late twenties. ... In those days Lance was sponsored by the Richardson Bike Mart. At age 16 Lance was making up to $20,000 by participating on triathlons.
One day when Lance was riding and he was run off the road by a truck, he gave the driver the middle finger. After that the man pulled over and threw a gas can at Lance. When Lance ran away he left he bike and the man stomped on it and damaged it seriously. Just before the man drove off Lance got his licence number. He sued the man in court and when they won Lance purchased a new bike
During his senior year of high school year Lance raced in a time trial in New Mexico, Lance thought it was going to be warm so he only packed short sleeved clothing. ... The time trial is 12 miles sprinting and that day Lance smashed the course record by 45 seconds. ... When Lance just started racing he was very strong but did not have any race concepts. A lot of the European longtime and famous racers do not like Lance because he does not have any race etiquette or respect. ... Fabio was also a friend to Lance, they also rode together sometimes. ... This had a major effect on Lance and on the day of the stage at Limoges Lance rode extemely well with no one coming within 55 seconds of him. ...
Lance was doing well with his racing career until he learned he had been diagnosed with cancer. Just after Lance was diagnosed with cancer he was scared because he did not know what would happen to him. Lance started called his close friends Kevin Livingston, Bill Stapleton, Rick Parker, Chris Carmichael and Jim Ochowicz (Och). ... Lance was about to sign a contract worth 2. ... However after they found out Lance had cancer the company terminated the deal.
After Lance was diagnosed with cancer he found out did not have any health insurance. Lance said that first he was only losing his appetite from his chemo, Lance was amazed how tolerate he was to the chemotherapy. ... After Lance met Scott he knew he liked him because he was optimistic and laid back. ...
Lance met Latrice Haney, the head oncology nurse, who helped him plan his chemo Lance said that Latrice was a real angel, she was very helpful and understanding toward Lance.
Approximate Word count = 2380
Approximate Pages = 9.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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