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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Lance Armstrong, Florence Shapiro, Alan Tudyk, Craig James, Chuck Swindoll, Barbara Staff, Michael Urie, Nathan Green, Jimmy King, Charlie Peprah, Nick Stahl, John Herrington, James Buescher, Hunter Parrish, Vickiel Vaughn, David Lofton, Scott Mechlowicz, Hollie Vise, Billy Ray Smith, Nick Garcia, Zig Ziglar, Kevin McHale, Kristin Adams, Anson Funderburgh, T. J. Thyne, Scott Eder, Michael Viscardi, David Jacobs, Malcolm Perry, Adam Miller, John Benjamin Hickey, Jordan Tata, Rocky Thompson, C. H. Greenblatt, Douglas Otto, Quindon Tarver, Pat Thomas, Keenan Robinson, John Henry Rasor, Kyle Bosworth, Colleen Marie, Aristotle Athiras, Caleb Landry Jones, Thomas Chilton Jasper, Tara Hitchcock, Stephen Katz, Taylor Hooton, Kevin Murphy, Joseph W. Shepard, Glen Kimberlin, John Leake. Excerpt: Lance Edward Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support. He last rode for (and helped found) UCI ProTeam Team RadioShack. In October 1996 he was diagnosed as having testicular cancer, with a tumor that had metastasized to his brain and lungs. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery and extensive chemotherapy, and his prognosis was originally poor. He went on to win the Tour de France each year from 1999 to 2005, and is the only person to win seven times, having broken the previous record of five wins, shared by Miguel Indurain, Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx, and Jacques Anquetil. In 1999, he was named the ABC Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year. In 2000 he won the Prince of Asturias Award in Sports. In 2002, Sports Illustrated magazine na...