Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong was born September 18, 1971, in Plano, Texas. He was raised by his single mother, Linda, who was divorced twice. His mom taught him to always fight and never give up. This helped later when he fought cancer.
Lance grew up in the Dallas area and loved all sports. When he was 13, he was in is first triathlon, and in that same year won the U.S. Championship for his age. At 16 he became a professional tri-athlete. He liked cycling much more than swimming or running, and began to focus only on cycling. When he was a senior in High School, the US National Cycling Team asked Lance to work out with them.
When he was 20, he won the National Amateur Cycling Championship. In that same year, he won his first two major races, the First Union Grand Prix and the Thrift Drug Classic. The next year he made the US Olympic team that went to Barcelona, by finishing second at the US time trials. He was very disappointed when he only finished......
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