How Lance Armstrong Won Over Cancer & Emerged Victorious

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Could you imagine contracting advanced stage cancer right at the summit of your life or career? It's a pretty terrible thought but nevertheless it is something which can be rather real. Actually, this is so real that it happened to prominent professional cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Back in the year 1996, after winning the World biking Championships, Lance was at the peak of his job. He was regarded as the first expert cyclist to clock the record with the unsurpassed margin in the US Nationwide Road competition Competitions. He has moreover just clinched a fresh two year deal for .5 millions together with the French - a world established biking team.

All along, Armstrong aspired to cycle for the French team. Getting the contract was a dream come true but before it can be accomplished, it was shattered. He was diagnosed to be suffering from final phase testicular cancer. The magnaliant cells has gone to his lungs and brain and only an immediate surgical procedure to surgically remove his testicles would rescue his life. Even then, physicians believed that likelihood of him completely surviving the cancer malignancy was only 3%.

Never Admit defeat

But Lance Armstrong never yielded. In spite of what the physicians think, he was determined not to give in. Since he was a small kid, he has been taught by his single mummy not to give up simply and persist right through the end in things he pursue in. These same values are the ones which directed him along this path of victory in his cycling profession. His mother has constantly been his dedicated supporter. Some time ago just as he was about to give up towards the closing stages of a triathlon race, it was his mummy's encouragement that saw him finishing the tournament by walking. Even though he was the last few to wrap up the tournament, the laudable thing was he finished the whole tournament. It was this similar never give in will that saw him tackling his sickness. Subsequent to the surgery, he went on to go through chemotherapy sessions. Which had been long and painful sessions. The complete process took a toll on him and he lost a lot of mass. He was so fragile that he could not even bike around his neighbourhood. Nevertheless, even that couldn't hinder him from getting mentally re-energized by his sickness.

What A Blessing In Disguise!

In the end, the chemotherapy procedure was completed. And astonishingly, medical doctors found him to be cancer free. Along with strong determination, Armstrong overturned his physicians' doomsday prediction! He went back to biking. The post-cancer trainings ended up better than he thought. His huge weight loss was a blessing in disguise because he could not take on stage races much more natural than he used to be.

He had merely taken on this kind of comparable races (that was Tour de France) once and had to back out in the others as a result of injuries and intense tiredness. With his recovery, he realized the difference in the way he mounted all through the Blue Rider Mountains paths. He could at long last work through various weather, terrains or nature of the races. as a true world class biking athlete.

And Armstrong's hunch was right. In 1999, he became the foremost cyclist - maillot jaune - to put on the yellow jersey right from the beginning of the Tour de France to the end. Though he was overtaken in the middle part of the tournament, he gradually caught up as they work into the Alps. The very similar place where he used to admit defeat previously. He went on to secure the winner's trophy.

And for the next 4 years, Armstrong went on to get the Tour de France championship. He later wrote to say if he was given the option of either beating cancer or securing the Tour de France title, he would in fact choose the former. Why? As without which, he would never be able to challenge doctor's predictions over his survival chances and instill faith and strong hope in himself. Remarkable, is not it?

What Can We Learn From Armstrong?

Lance armstrong's victory brought home a very important message. There is no way we can stay away from adversities, problems or challenges in life. However, if we can counteract them in a never concede defeat resolve and spirit, we will certainly win over them and in the process, discover a side of ourselves that we've never seen before.

Regard problems as the vital nutritional vitamins which nourishes our body and mind for even better challenges. As there is no way we can avoid them, no matter how we dodge, why can't we just take them on with a sprinkle of courage and hit it down individually?

Lance Armstrong also taught us that little things in life should not be taken for granted. Ask ourselves, while we're busy climbing up the corporate ladder, working or toiling to pursue the desires of our lives, are we also treasuring every moment with our family, friends and celebrating the magnificent fact that we're still alive? Thanks Armstrong, for this was what I've learned from his biography. And I sure hope you did too.



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