The character I identified with was Lance. Being an athlete, I can identify with his many athletic struggles he faced and eventually overcame. When Lance was just 13, he entered a junior triathlon. And without any training at all, he won, by a lot. (p.23) Even at age 13, he was a true athlete. “If it was a suffer-fest, I was good at it”. (p.23) That quote was much like his fight with cancer. Cancer is a “suffer-fest”. Lance is also the kind of man I would like to know and would love to be around. He has a sort of energy and essence.

Lance does not regret cancer, in fact he is grateful for it. His life has changed for the better, he used to be materialistic and care a lot about what people think about him. Now, he cares for his family, and is grateful for his health. “Kik calls my anniversary Carpe Diem Day, to remind us to always seize the moment. Every year we spend that day celebrating our existence. We remind ourselves that it’s a myth to say that I beat cancer. The drugs beat cancer. The doctors beat cancer. I just survived it. We remind ourselves that according to most recent cancer-survival rates, I am not alive.” (P.289) Lance Armstrong is an American hero. He showed the world that he did not have a perfect life, and without the obstacles of life, he wouldn’t be where he is today.

“Your past forms you, whether you like it or not.” (p.16) Lances mom was a single mother, and she did her best to teach Lance how to survive life. She had been married, for financial reasons, but Lance never considered any of her husbands as his fat

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