Eine Geschichte von Zusammenbruch und Durchhaltewillen, von Verrat und Freundschaft, von Verzweiflung und Liebe, von der Hölle der Chemotherapie und dem Zusammenbruch aller Lebenspläne - eine Geschichte, die mit der Rückkehr ins Leben endet und den Siegen der Tour de France 1999 und 2000.
Kaum ein Experte bezweifelt es: Lance Armstrong steht in diesem Jahr vor seinem sechsten Tour-de-France-Sieg in Folge und damit vor einem Rekord-Triumph. Im zweiten Teil seiner Autobiographie beschreibt er den steinigen Weg, der seit 1999 hinter ihm liegt. Dabei geht es um mehr als um sportliche Erfolge. Eine schwere Krebserkrankung hat den ehemaligen Draufgänger herausgefordert. Der Sieg über seinen großen Feind und seine daraus gewonnene Philosophie „Jede Sekunde zählt“ haben einen anderen Menschen aus ihm gemacht. Armstrong gewährt intime Einblicke in sein neues Leben als beinharter Radprofi, verfolgtes Vorbild, dreifacher Vater und smarter Geschäftsmann. Wie motiviert sich ein Radfahrer, zum sechsten Mal die mörderische Tour zu gewinnen? Wie besiegt man die Angst vor einem erneuten Krankheitsausbruch? Lance Armstrong versucht, die richtigen Antworten zu finden. Und weiß eines gewiss: Der Kampf beginnt jeden Tag aufs Neue. „Lance Armstrong ist ein Held.[.] Wer es außer ihm nicht wusste, muss nur einige Seiten seiner zweiten Autobiographie lesen.“ Der Tagesspiegel, 20.01.2004 „Der Titel ist Programm und Lebensphilosophie zugleich.“ Sächsische Zeitung „Mit großer Offenheit beschreibt Armstrong, wie er aus Liebe zu seiner Frau und den Kindern nach einem Weg aus der Krise sucht. “ SAT1 Frühstücksfernsehen
They had no business being there. They were up against million-dollar horses owned by patricians, oilmen, Arab sheiks, and Hollywood producers. They were ten regular guys, and all they wanted was to win a race. Instead, they won the hearts of America. In 2003, a three-year-old with the unlikely name of Funny Cide became "the people's horse," the unheralded New York-bred gelding who-in a time of war and economic jitters-inspired a nation by knocking off the champions and their millionaire owners and sweeping to the brink of the Triple Crown. Trained by a journeyman who'd spent over 30 years looking for "the one," ridden by a jockey fighting to come back after years of injuries and hard knocks, and owned by a band of high school buddies from Sackets Harbor, N.Y., Funny Cide became a hero and media sensation. Now, Sally Jenkins, award-winning co-author of Lance Armstrong's #1 bestseller It's Not About the Bike, tells the inside story of the Funny Cide team's ups and downs against overwhelming odds, illness, and even scandal, to capture the imagination of millions. It's a new American classic for the underdog in all of us.
Legendary University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith tells the full story of his fabled career, and shares the life lessons taught and learned over forty years of unparalleled success as a coach and mentor. For almost forty years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina men's basketball program with unsurpassed success- on the court and in shaping young men's lives. In his long-awaited memoir, he reflects on the great games, teams, players, strategies, and rivalries that defined his career, and explains the philosophy that guided him. There's a lot more to life than basketball- though some may beg to differ- but there's a lot more to basketball than basketball, and this is a book about basketball filled with wisdom about life. Dean Smith insisted that the fundamentals of good basketball were the fundamentals of character- passion, discipline, focus, selflessness, and responsibility- and he strove to unite his teams in pursuit of those values. To read this book is to understand why Dean Smith changed the lives of the players he coached, from Michael Jordan, who calls him his second father and who never played a single NBA game without wearing a pair of UNC basketball shorts under his uniform, to the last man on the bench of his least talented team. We all wish we had a coach like Dean Smith in our lives, and now we will have that chance. From the Hardcover edition.