Lance Armstrong: Hero?
Was Lance Armstrong a hero?
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A hero to me is someone who constantly exemplifies courage, even when the odds are against them. My hero is Lance Armstrong. He came down with cancer and fought through. He showed a lot of courage. Lance could have said, “Oh man I have cancer, I’m going to die!” However he remained calm and fought through.
A hero must be a leader and must give something back to the community. Lance decided to start a foundation after he came down with cancer. He founded the Ride for the Roses, a charity bike ride through Houston. He gives back to the cancer community by trying his hardest day in and day out to show the world that the disease can be beat. He also shares his advice with other cancer patients
A hero must also be level headed. While Lance does have a huge ego, he understands his place in the world. He understands it is his job to ride, for the nurses, for the patients, and for the friends and family of patients. When a nurse feels that they won’t be able to help someone, they look at Lance and say, “Lance made through, and so can my patient”.
Lastly a leader must be willing to try things others won’t and be a trail blazer. Lance came back from cancer to win an unprecedented 7 straight Tour de France. He was scared at first and it was a huge undertaking. No one else, in the history of cycling, had ever come back from cancer to race in the Tour. He was a trailblazer and paved his own road. This helped him accomplish his goal and in my mind he is a hero for that.
In the collage, picture one represents the calm attitude that lance had during his cancer. The second picture represents the courage he had to face a life threatening disease. Picture three is the IV pole that lance was hooked up do during his rounds of chemo. Picture four is one of Lance winning the Tour de France. The fifth picture represents the leadership that Lance possesses. The fifth picture is to show his level-headedness. The sixth picture shows Lance supporting fellow cancer patients, survivors and friends that if he can lead a normal life after cancer, so can they. The seventh picture is one of the foundation he created. The eighth is there to represent his sharing characteristic. Lastly, the Trailblazer is there to show that Lance is a trial blazer
