It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life
Book Review: An Inspired ride
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to say this is one of the better autobios I've read. Lance lets you into his head and helps you to understand what it is like to bike a hundred and some miles a day, as well as how he dealt with cancer and the side effects he went through. After reading this, I have a growing respect for the man as well as the athlete named Lance Armstrong.Book Review: Disappointed
Summary: 3 Stars
As a cancer survivor, I was told this book was inspirational and 'not about the bike'. I was disappointed- because it is about the bike and the huge ego of the rider. Yes, his fight was amazing and his Foundation is a thing of beauty for all survivors - but the book was too much cycle for me. It's also hard to read about his commitment to his family - written before the divorce and multiple girlfriends. Some of his experiences with the medical profession, made it worthwhile for me.Book Review: An almost complete book
Summary: 4 Stars
I am already a member of LiveStrong and have been for quite a while, because I believe in the cause and am in total agreement with the way they are pursuing it. However, I have always resisted buying and reading the book as I was 100% it would be nothing but posturing and self promotion........ BIG MISTAKE. The book is excellently written and there is almost an incredible lack of focus on his amazing capabilities as a rider and an athlete. There is however, a lot of sophisticated insight into the human nature as well as cancer itself, and as my mother is a cancer surviver as well I can recognize a lot of the experiences from her fight as well.
On some issues I believe that Armstrong could have gotten closer and in more detail, such as more specifics on the Post Cancer period and how he was dealing with the everyday life.
The book left me in awe of Lance Armstrong and not only as an athlete...
Book Review: Lance makes your jaw drop as he writes this book
Summary: 5 Stars
Lance Armstrong makes you want to get on the bike yourself and try what he's done. Even after I read the book, I felt as though I'd just been through all of the races, being right up there with the almighty Lance. If you want to know about starting a bike career you should try this book. It explains about his emotions in life while speeding up and down the hills. He brings you in-depth, further than you could imagine, into his racing and personal life. It's quite a heroic book for road bikers. Book Review: Inspiration for Anyone
Summary: 5 Stars
Anyone will be inspired by this account of Lance Armstrong's life. This book teach you to have hope no matter what you are going through.