The LIVESTRONG Foundation, formerly known as the Lance Armstrong Foundation, founded by Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France winner and metastatic testicular cancer survivor, helps people living with cancer to connect with the services they need and advocates for cancer research across the globe (Korth, 2005). I chose to write about this foundation because of my own cancer diagnosis in 2010. Having received a copy of LIVESTRONG Guidebook Planner And Journal from a friend as a gift upon my
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 vision
his interview to talk show host Oprah Winfrey, Armstrong admitted that he had doped during his Tour de France cycling competitions from 1999 to 2005. This acceptance left his charity on its own to show it has the endurance to survive the scandal. Livestrong -- the foundation changed its name in November -- now had to find a way to move forward without its charismatic founder. However the impact of the scandal had already started surfacing. The foundation had begun facing not only monetary losses but
strong through the Pyrenees Mountains at remarkable speed, Lance Armstrong approached the tenth stage of the Tour de France. Beginning at an elevation of thirty-three feet above sea level, Armstrong was in sixteenth position with five minutes and fifty-four seconds separating him and the leader. For many this would be an insurmountable amount of time to makeup, especially on a stage containing such a grueling and exhausting climb, but Armstrong saw it as an opportunity to put his great mountain-climbing
Lance Armstrong was born September 18th 1971 in Plano, Texas as a kid lance was a very talented athlete. Armstrong became involved and participating in sports when he was ten years old. Armstrong did a lot of practicing and took up competitive cycling at the age thirteen. Lance also started competing in triathlons when he was thirteen years old. Armstrong was very good at triathlons and became a professional triathlete when he was sixteen years old. Also Armstrong became a champion of the national
surprising what you can let go of, depending on the circumstances. For instance, my hair." In that small segment, is everything Lance Armstrong, a professional cyclist is made of.. Yes sure, he is among a range of other things. But he has his own definition of odds.' The dictionary says that the word odds' means the probability of something happening. Lance Armstrong has redefined probability. He was hopeful when doctors asked him to make up a will. He is there for those who suffer like he
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. Because his mother was pregnant with him when she was only seventeen years old, Lance grew up without a father figure, but to him it did not matter. Soon after, when he turned three, his mother Linda Mooneyham married Terry Armstrong who later became Lance's new
that they now have the capacity to accomplish things that they could only have imagined before they gained their power. If Lance Armstrong had not been a world c... ... middle of paper ... ...come. The morals of those in power also have a very strong influence on how their power is used. A person in power with good morals can achieve great things, like Lance Armstrong, or terrible things like Dick Cheney. When using power one needs to keep in mind who it will effect and how it will effect
Armstrong says, “ If you take me back to 1995, Id probably do it again.” I don't think that Armstrong deserves to get his medals back. Performance Enhancement Drugs can change someone's perspective on the sport itself. Lance Armstrong was so focused on using the drugs and not getting caught that he ruin all of the relationships that he had with his teammates. The competitive side of Armstrong grew bigger than what it use to be. He stopped being
While reading this article about Lance Armstrong, I thought to myself what would using performance enhancing drugs have to do with ethical decision making? As I read further into the story it all began to make since. Not only is ethnical decision making important for businesses but, it is just as important for individuals. As we all know Lance Armstrong is famous for winning the Tour de France a record number of seven times. This is unreal for the normal human being and he did so after winning the
Lance Armstrong and his history. Lance Armstrong is a well-known sportsman competitor in the sport of cycling; In 1999 Lance wins his first Tour de France, including the opening prologue. In the year of 2000 he finishes second at Paris-Camembert and third in the French Dauphine Libere and Classique des Alpes. And also wins the Tour de France over Jan Ullrich and Marco Pantani, for the second time. And then in 2001 he wins the Tour de France for the third straight year. Also after that year he
way (Wikipedia.org). "Inspired by Terry's courage, Hansen decided to undertake a similar journey for spinal cord injury research." Terry Fox was one of the inspiration for Rick Hansen's efforts to contribute to spinal cord research. Rick Hansen's foundation has raised more than $300 million up to date. Terry Fox's work as a humanitarian has changed many Canadians' viewpoints on helping others and pushing the
me told their kids that they’d be able to see the entire mosaic from the third floor. I decided to wait and do the same. The first exhibit I saw was the “It Ain’t Braggin’ if it’s True” (one of my friends told me I had to see the shrine to Lance Armstrong and the rhinestone car). The name of the exhibit didn’t make much sense to me though; aren’t all museum exhibits, especially ones about history, supposed to be true? The big banner in the middle of the room didn’t help much either. It simply said
colonoscopy on The Today Show following a weeklong cancer awareness campaign.The impact she had on the public, now known as the “Couric Effect” created a 20% increase in screening colonoscopies after her campaign. Another example is after Olympic cyclist Lance Armstrong’s diagnosis of testicular cancer, it became fashionable to wear yellow Livestrong bracelets showing support for the battle against cancer. Since its creation in 2004, over 55 million bracelets, each costing $1, have been sold. This idea has
news, opinion, scores, standings, schedules. CBCnews. Retrieved March 31, 2014, from http://www.cbc.ca/sports/bruins-marty-mcsorley-charged-with-assault-1.200872 Wilson, J. (2013, January 18). Lance Armstrong's doping drugs. CNN. Retrieved March 29, 2014, from http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/15/health/armstrong-ped-explainer/
The purpose of this analytic approach toward the Oprah Winfrey and Lance Armstrong interview is to identify the characteristics of interviews. While observing the interview I will be applying the concepts of the fundamental characteristics of interviews, traditional and nontraditional forms of interviewing, relational dimensions to interviewing, perceptions of interviewer and interviewee, communication interaction, listening for feedback and the interview situation. To gather information I looked
ultimately leads to his or her own ruin.” Lance Armstrong, a professional cyclist who raced from 1989 to 2011, was not only a tragic hero but he was also known as the saviour of cycling. He not only survived stage IV testicular cancer but he came back to win the most prestigious cycling event on the planet, the Tour de France. He did this not once but seven times consecutively. He also established the ‘Lance Armstrong Foundation’, now known as the ‘LIVESTRONG Foundation’ a charitable organisation which raised
to his success as a triathlon star during high school, Lance Armstrong faced many ups and downs until ultimately coming out on top. These series of events begin with his adoption and build up to the success of cycling career prior to his cancer diagnosis, recovering steadily and achieving things doctors thought he could never do again, the momentous loss of his successes resulted from his confession. Suffering years of accusations, Armstrong admitted to the use of performance enhancing drug use
enhancing drugs. These drugs that Alex Rodriguez, Tyson Gay, Lance Armstrong, and Marion Jones were taking have many effects and consequences. There are many different types of effects that these drugs bring to your life. One of those effects comes in a social way. Many fans, supporters, friends, and family would be affected as well as their sponsors. Another way these athletes would be affected is mentally. Performance
Lance Armstrong is Not a Good Role Model At some point in their lives, nearly every little kid in America dreams of becoming the next great pro athlete. Whether they like it or not, professional athletes in every sport are looked up to by hundreds of thousands of younger children and teenagers. While some welcome the attention and prove themselves worthy of being idolized by young children, others do not demonstrate as positive of actions. In order to determine whether or not an athlete is a good