It's Not about the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

图书标准信息

• 作者 Lance Armstrong 著
• 出版社 陕西人民出版社
• 出版时间 2001-05
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780224060875
• 定价 106.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 304页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

WinneroftheWilliamHillsportsbookoftheyear'LanceArmstrong'sstoryisthestuffoflegends'Independent'HavingnearlylosthislifeLanceArmstrongservesuphisstoryfortherestoftheworldtowonderat,shudderatandlearnfrom'Guardian'IwanttodieatahundredyearsoldafterscreamingdownanAlpinedescentonabicycleat75milesperhour.Idon'tdoanythingslow,notevenbreathe.Idoeverythingatafastcadence:eatfast,sleepfast.'Attwenty-four,LanceArmstrongwasalreadywellonhiswaytobecomingasportinglegend.Then,inOctober1996,hewasdiagnosedwithstagefourtesticularcancer-doctorsgavehima40%chanceofsurvival.OnthatdayArmstrong'slifechangedforeverandintypicalfashion,hemetthechallengeheadon-thiswasonefighthewasdeterminednottolose.Ashebattledagainstthecancerinvadinghisbodyandthechemotherapythatthreatenedtosaphissoul,hefocussedonhistraininganddrewstrengthfromthepeoplearoundhimwhonevergaveup.JustsixteenmonthsafterArmstrongwasdischargedfromhospital,heenteredtheTourdeFrance,aracefamedforitsgruellingintensity,andwon,inthefastestevertime.Justafewmonthsafterthat,hebecameafather.It'sNotAbouttheBikeisthestoryofoneman'sinspirationalbattleagainsttheodds,chartinghisprogressthroughtriumph,tragedyandtransformation.Thisisanawe-inspiringtaleofimmensecourageandwill.

【作者简介】

ChampioncyclistLanceArmstong'sTourdeFrancevictoryhasbeenhailedas"oneofthemostmemorablemomentsinsportshistoryduringthiscentury"(USACyclingmagazine).In1996heestablishedtheLanceArmstrongFoundation,acharitytoaidthefightagainstcancer.SallyJenkinsistheauthorofonebook,MenWillBeBoys,andthecoauthorofthreemore:ReachfortheSummitandRaisetheRoof(bothwithPatSummitt),andACoach'sLife(withDeanSmith).SheisaveteransportsreporterwhoseworkhasappearedinTheWashingtonPost,SportsIllustrated,andCondNast'sWomen'sSports&Fitness.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.