Lance Armstrong was born on September 18, 1971, in Plano, Texas, as a child. Lance was a very talented athlete. Armstrong became involved and participated in sports at the age of ten. Armstrong trained extensively and took up competitive cycling at the age of thirteen. Lance also began competing in triathlons at the age of thirteen. Armstrong was very good at triathlon and became a professional triathlete at the age of sixteen. Armstrong also became a national sprint triathlon champion in 1989 and also in 1990. Achieving these goals was a major milestone in Armstrong's life because it showed people that he could compete at a young age. Armstrong First began focusing on cycling during his junior year of high school. He chose cycling because it was his favorite sport. Lance Armstrong graduated from high school in 1989. Armstrong became a professional cyclist in 1992 after the Olympics. He joined the Motorola team for a decent annual salary. Lance had a bad start as a profession, but he made a change and started doing much better. Lance Armstrong started winning races and some of the stages of the Tour de France, and many others. At 25, Armstrong looked like one of the best professional cyclists in the world, but in 1996 he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. During his treatment, Armstrong had to undergo two surgeries. One was to remove the cancerous testicle and the other was to remove the two cancerous lesions from his brain. During his treatment, Armstrong established the Lance Armstrong Foundation which helps people in their fight to beat cancer and find a cure. Lance Armstrong would continue to race after his cancer, and just 3 years later he won the Tour De Fran...... middle of paper ...... wanting and not letting anything get in his way. Thanks to Lance Armstrong's corer, his most precious moment is winning the Tour de France several times. Every obstacle he faced, he not only survived, but he also used it to improve his personal life. During the Tour de France, Lance proved himself to be the best cyclist in the world. Armstrong proved it seven times in a row. Lance Armstrong's victory in these events raised questions about his cheating in the sport. Lance Armstrong always denied cheating for these titles, but it took him a while to come out and admit that he cheated. A lifetime ban from the sport was one of Armstrong's punishments for cheating at events and it was one of the main reasons why Armstrong didn't confess at first. Lance was also accused of using performance drugs long before confessing.