2. Lance Armstrong’s Amazing Life By: Stephanie

3. 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 wasn’t as fast as all the other kids. (Amazing Athletes) Lance liked to run and swim in the triathlons (Amazing Athletes)

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. 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 2:47 minutes. (Wikipedia.com)

7. 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 France’s in a row. He was also the only man to do so.

8. Challenges  When Lance went to the doctor for his 1 st 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, Lance’s 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.

9. 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.

10. 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 7 th Tour de France in a row

11. 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 I’m sure that his family did too.

12. Works Cited  http://www.lancearmstrong.com 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