Lance Armstrong Sally Jenkins
American cyclist Lance Armstrong won the tour de France on seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, but people uncovered evidence of performance-enhancing drug use and afterward stripped him of those titles in 2012.
Previously, Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson) also survived testicular cancer, a germ cell tumor that metastasized to his brain and lungs in 1996. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy.
Since August 1998, he distributed, and people therefore erased his results and disqualified and banned from profession for life. He retired as a professional road racer.
* In 1999, the American broadcasting company named him as wide world of sports athlete of the year.
* In 2002, Sports Illustrated magazine named him sportsman of the year.
* Associated Press also named him its male athlete of the year for 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
* He received the sports personality of the year overseas personality award of British broadcasting corporation in 2003.
* He received excellence in sports performance yearly award for best male athlete from entertainment and sports programming network in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
“You ever hear about how when you stab somebody, it’s really personal? ~ Chris Carmichael”
“Who’s going to work hard for someone who doesn’t win? ~ Jim Ochowicz”
“If people are saying you shouldn’t attack, they aren’t thinking what’s best for you.”
“But you can’t quit, either. Even if you have to walk to the finish line… ~ Linda Armstrong”
“Athletes don’t have much use for poking around in their childhoods, because, introspection doesn’t get you anywhere in a race.”
“Your past forms you, whether you like it or not.”
“You don’t just fly up a hill. You struggle slowly and painfully up a hill, and maybe, if you work very hard, you get to the top ahead of everybody else.”
“I’ve learned how to take out my own stitches: all you need is a pair of fingernail clippers & a strong stomach.”
“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.”