Lance Armstrong
“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”
Biography
Lance Armstrong’s battle against cancer, his recovery and his subsequent winning of a record seven Tour de France races has made him one of the most famous sportsmen of our time.
Since his retirement, however, he now devotes his time to raising awareness and funding for cancer research, lobbying government and business leaders to devote more resources and funding to make it possible for more people to survive the disease.
Career Highlights
| 1997 | United States Postal Services Team |
| 1999 | 1st Tour de France (also raced in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
| 2001 | 1st Tour of Switzerland |
| 2002 | 1st Dauphine Libere (also raced in 2003) |
Links
The Lance Armstrong Foundation unites people to fight cancer. It offers information and services to help cancer survivors live life on their own terms. It aims to close the gap between what is known and what is done in the cancer fight and engages people to make cancer a national priority.
