Lance Armstrong Foundation

On July 24th, 2005, Lance Armstrong crossed the finish line of the Tour de France to win an unprecedented seventh straight victory in the world’s most prestigious cycling race. However, Armstrong was not just one of the most accomplished athletes in the world. He served as an inspiration to millions due to a previous struggle with cancer, and his foundation grew into one of the largest cancer charities in the country. In 2012, this all came crashing down following a report issued by the United

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 BIOGRAPHY 2 HEALTH PROBLEM 3 FOUNDATION 4 PHILOSOPHY-VISION-VALUES 5 E.I. COMPETENCIES 5 IMPACT 6 CONCLUSION 7 BIBLIOGRAPHY 7 INTRODUCTION A leader is a person who inspires. He brings the best out of his people and they, in turn, follow him in the realization of his goals. In other words, a true leader communicates his aspirations and creates a shared passion for a common objective. In order to be effective, a leader must first believe in his

Lance Armstrong Final Group Decision As a group we unanimously reached a decision that Lance Armstrong should not be allowed to participate in future Tour De France events. We believe that Lance Armstrong was not ethical in his conduct and resorting to doping was unethical and against the rules and regulations. Armstrong also led his team in the wrong path and tarnished their cycling careers as well. Armstrong for many years did not admit to all the doping

as he left the seats at the Tour de France with his wife. Born on September 18, 1971, Lance Armstrong was a world-famous seven-time Tour de France champion, winning each victory consecutively, one victory after another. Eventually, people started to call him "Le Patron" because of his excellent talent as a cyclist; and a lot of people loved him. Everyone had flags with Texas on them and they all cheered for Lance to win the race and he won it for his seventh time. However, that all changed once he

Although Lance Armstrong has faced scandal within the cycling world he remains to overcome all the challenges life has thrown his way and continues to do so. Armstrong’s name has been known for all his cycling achievements. His name coincides with the Livestrong foundation. Lance Armstrong’s greatest accomplishment was being the founder of the Lance Armstrong Foundation now called the Livestrong foundation. Lance Armstrong was born in the town of Plano, Texas on September 18th,1971. Lance was raised

“Anything is possible, but you have to believe and you have to fight.” Lance Armstrong voiced this thought when recalling his fight to cancer; however, some saw this remark as a regard to his fight against the doping allegations that were placed upon him in 2002. There is no doubt that Lance Armstrong was blood doping in order to become stronger, endurance-wise, for his Tour de France competitions; however, Armstrong founded a charity that not only promoted cancer awareness and research, but also

Lance Armstrong was born September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas. Armstrong was always athletic, and had quickly discovered that he had a love for triathlons, particularly cycling. According to the website Bio True Story, “He began running and swimming at ten years old, and took up competitive cycling and triathlons…at thirteen. At sixteen, Armstrong became a professional tri-athlete [and] was the national sprint-course triathlon champion in 1989 and 1990,” at the ages of eighteen and nineteen respectfully

Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong was born September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas. Armstrong was always athletic and had quickly discovered that he had a love for triathlons, particularly cycling. By the age of ten he began running and swimming, and at age thirteen he started competing in cycling and triathlons (Osei-Hwere). By the age of sixteen Lance Armstrong was a professional tri-athlete and was the national sprint- course triathlon champion (Osei-Hwere). Armstrong chose to focus on cycling because

writes about Lance Armstrong’s miraculous recovery from testicular cancer to winning the Tour de France seven consecutive years in a row, and becoming a hero to cancer patients around the world, to then becoming the greatest cheater of all time. No man has ever been looked up to so much by so many people and then despised by everyone until Lance Armstrong. By analyzing Richardson's use of interviews, perfect heroes, and Armstrong’s blood, we can clarify his argument: that Armstrong became the greatest

have done well enough to call themselves champions of the sport. Lance Armstrong has succeeded so many times in this strenuous sport, that he has earned his title as the greatest cyclist. Lance was born on September 18, 1971 in a tiny suburb of Dallas, Texas called Oak Cliff.