A- Lance Armstrong
B- Background
1) By the age of 16 Lance Armstrong was already a professional athlete.
2) During the time when Lance was diagnosed with cancer Lance created the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
3) Lance Armstrong became the national rookie of the year at the age of 16.
4) Instead of attacking Lance’s brain tumors with radiation, which can affect the sense of balance, he chose to undergo surgery.
C- Lance Armstrong should be inducted into the Hall of Fame because of his accomplishments in life and of everything he has done to help people with cancer.
II. If Lance Armstrong could be described in one word it would be perseverance.
A- Throughout his battle with cancer, Armstrong chose treatments with the hope …show more content…
The 2002 Ride for the Roses raised $2.7 million and drew 20,000 people out of their homes to come and support this foundation.
1) The Lance Armstrong Foundation was built to provide information, services, and support for cancer patients through education, research grants, and community programs. Since its founding it has grown to bigger and better things. One of the foundations most famous charity event is the Ride for Roses. The charity had raised 2.7 million and has had about 20,000 participants.
2) The Lance Armstrong Foundation was built to help and provide information to those who are battling cancer. Not only did Lance create a foundation he created a charity bike race. The Lance Armstrong has helped thousands of people go though one of the hardest times of their life.
C- While undergoing chemotherapy, Armstrong began talking with doctors about launching a charitable foundation to raise awareness about cancer. He and some cycling friends also came up with the idea of starting a charity bicycle race around Austin, Texas, and decided to call it the Ride for the Roses. The Foundation began to give him a new feeling of