Lance Armstrong Biography

Lance Armstrong, Athlete

Born as	Lance Edward Gunderson
Occup.	Athlete
From	USA
Born	September 18, 1971 Dallas, Texas, USA
Age	53 years

Lance Armstrong was born on September 18, 1971, in Plano, Texas, United States. He was the kid of Linda Mooneyham as well as Eddie Charles Gunderson. Early on in his life, he showed a keen interest in sports, especially biking. At the age of 13, he became a nationwide triathlon champ.

In 1991, Armstrong became a specialist cyclist and also promptly turned into one of one of the most promising cyclists of his generation. He won his very first Tour de France in 1999, and also took place to win six more in between 2000 as well as 2005. His success at the Tour de France resulted in him being dubbed the best biker of perpetuity.

Nonetheless, in 2012, Armstrong was removed of all of his titles as well as prohibited from competing by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. After years of denials, Armstrong confessed to utilizing performance-enhancing drugs during his racing career. He consequently resigned from his charity, Livestrong, which he had actually founded in 1997 to sustain cancer individuals and survivors.

Armstrong has encountered various lawsuits as well as lawful obstacles given that his admission, and his credibility has been irreparably harmed. In spite of this, he stays an influential number in the world of biking, and also his contributions to cancer research as well as campaigning for remain to be acknowledged.

Armstrong was wed to Kristin Richard from 1998-2003 as well as has 3 kids with her. In 2003, he started a connection with singer Sheryl Crow, yet they split in 2006. In 2008, he began dating Anna Hansen, with whom he has two children.

Throughout his profession, Armstrong was supported by a team of trainers, medical professionals, and other advisors. These consisted of Johan Bruyneel, his team supervisor, and questionable physician Michele Ferrari, that was later on banned from biking permanently as a result of his participation in doping.

Armstrong's tale is a sign of things to come of the risks as well as consequences of unfaithful in sport, as well as the importance of openness and honesty. Regardless of his failure, his remarkable success as well as strength remain to be admired by many, and his tradition will always be part of the history of cycling.

Our collection contains 12 quotes who is written / told by Lance.

Related authors: Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Sheryl Crow (Musician)

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12 Famous quotes by 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"

"It can't be any simpler: the farewell is going to be on the Champs-Elysees"

"If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on"

"Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place"

"It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf - take on Tiger"

"If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell"

"Two things scare me. The first is getting hurt. But that's not nearly as scary as the second, which is losing"

"Through my illness I learned rejection. I was written off. That was the moment I thought, Okay, game on. No prisoners. Everybody's going down"

"Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever"

"The riskiest thing you can do is get greedy"

"I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire"

"A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear is the booing"