Mi vuelta a la vida | 
 enlarge | Authors: Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins
Publisher: Rba
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 484884
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 464
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Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 8478719296
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.62092
EAN: 9788478719297
ASIN: 8478719296
Publication Date: August 18, 2008
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The #1 New York Times bestseller from the cancer survivor who became a four-time Tour de France champ. "In 1996, young cycling phenom Armstrong discovered he had testicular cancer. In 1999, he won the Tour de France. Now he's a new father and a memoirist: with pluck, humility and verve, this volume covers his early life, his rise through the endurance sport world and his medical difficulties. The book features a disarming and spotless prose style, one far above par for sports memoirs." Publishers Weekly Description in Spanish: Esta es la historia de un viaje de la tragedia a la transformacion. Se trata del relato del Lance Armstrong, su infancia, sus primeros logros, el terror que sufrio al tener que enfrentarse a un cancer de testiculo que amenazaba con matarle, su recuperacion, la victoria contra la enfermedad y, finalmente, como gano el Tour de Francia de 1999 e hizo realidad su sueno de ser padre.
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Buen Libro... February 25, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Me parece un buen libro motivacional, lo recomiendo pues nos ensena a que siendo perseverantes podemos alcanzar nuestras metas y superar cualquier obstaculo de la vida....
Essential Reading for Cancer Patients as Well as Athletes September 23, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is one of the most inspirational biographies I have ever read, and comes from the truly remarkable life experiences of a determined young man. I loved every word!
Early in the book, Lance Armstrong says ". . . that cancer was the best thing that happened to me." He goes on to say, "When I was sick I saw more beauty and triumph and truth in a single day than I ever saw in a bike race."
Overcoming cancer and becoming an athletic champion in the grueling sport of bicycle racing require a toughness of spirit, mind, and body that is hard for most of us to imagine. This inspirational book portrays beautifully how one can start with the right spirit and overcome enormous obstacles.
Although his doctors told him he had a 40 percent chance of surviving stage three testical cancer, this was mostly to keep his morale up. After he had recovered, his doctor admitted that is chances were around 3 percent, instead.
While he was being treated for the cancer, no one thought that he might ever race again. He did decide to go through treatments that would leave open the possibility that his lungs (affected by the cancer) would still be functional and his coordination (through delicate brain surgery) would be unaffected. Within two years, he had won the Tour de France, a grueling race he had never done well in before he had cancer.
Growing up, Lance Armstrong had little reason to suspect that he would become one of the world's greatest athletes. He was well into high school, still trying pretty unsuccessfully to make the football and swimming teams, before it became clear that he could become a significant cyclist. Pleased with the money that success brought, he had a tough time building the attitude of a champion to go with his remarkable endurance skills. Overcoming cancer helped him with that, as well as seeing the beauty around him.
He met his wife at the press conference to announce the beginning of his foundation to fight cancer. They were married during his recovery, and recently became parents through the miracles of modern medicine.
Of such wonderful stuff are role models made, something we have too few of these days.
The story is told in a very open and matter-of-fact way. He is not trying to make himself into something that he isn't. Clearly, his purpose in writing this book is to help all of us fulfill our potential rather than to glorify himself.
Please share this book with people who need this inspiration.
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