Book Reviews of It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

While Lance Armstrong is on the arrogant side, his life story is compelling and worth knowing. He is a champion in the true sense of the word. I was even inspired.

fascinating for anyone, not just athletes or cyclists

more about his life than him as a cyclist, very inspirational

Excellent book for anyone to read. You do not have to be a fan of professional cycling to get something out of this book. Inspiring!

Such a strong man and a strong book. I felt inspired after reading and felt that accomplishment is in all of us. A great read.

Great book about Lance Armstrong and the difficulties he faced. Its not about just the bike, but about the soul........

An absorbing account of Lance Armstrong's battle against cancer and his struggle to regain his title after the disease and treatment ravaged his body and mind.

Very insperantoinal. It made you look at your life and see how he can go though times and that you to can go though tough times.

I really enjoyed the book. I did find it inspiring and it's always interesting to hear first-hand someone's true account of how their struggles, challenges and successes really played out. Recommended!

Great. I loved it. I read it on a 9 hour bus ride to Colorado and it was good company.

I enjoyed the book. Its a nice background to Lance's journey in his own words.

Autobiography of Lance Armstrong. Follows Lance through his struggle with brain cancer. Inspiring.

Great book. Makes me want to go out and ride.

Very inspirtational.

Really enjoyed this book. It was very inspirational and I have shared it with others who have found it inspirational as well. Won't give up my copy.

Oddly, I find that I have less respect for Lance Armstrong now than I did before reading this book. He admits that he was arrogant prior to his cancer diagnosis, and I'm not sure that "arrogant" even covers it. I found his attitude towards his mother, his family, his friends, and his medical staff to be very disrespectful. I didn't find this to be a "feel good" story at all.

Excellent book, I did not want to stop reading it. I found him to be reactive but brutally honest and inspiring as others have said. I will read all I can find by him.I loved his decription of his cancer and bike riding. I was right there with him.

Very inspirational, quick and easy to read.

Very inspirational journey, a quick and easy read.

Inspirational!

Incredible insight into his life

Very enjoyable.

Inspiring!

An unbelievable story!

inspirational. terrific book

I requested and received this book when my 25 year old nephew was very ill with testicular cancer. I learned a lot from it and it was certainly inspiring. However, Mr. Armstrong comes across as a bit of a jerk - especially in the way he treated his girlfriend and later his wife. Very easy reading and great overview of the Tour de France.
My nephew died last week so his ending did not turn out as well as Mr. Armstrong's.

I've always been amazed by Lance's focus and determination. A few weeks ago, I was out for a bicycle ride, and two other riders passed me. I overheard part of their conversation. One said to the other "I know a journalist, and he had interviewed both Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong. He said that Lance was a jerk, and Floyd was real nice. This is why I think Lance doped". I thought of the many charismatic criminals we have been faced with, and shook my head. As though a journalist's personal thoughts on whether someone doped or not has any merit.

I'm not a sports "hero" worshiper, and never will be. But I found this story a really good read, finished in a couple of days. It is an inspiring story, and I found a deeper respect for Lance, his character, and the many challenges he overcame in order to pursue his career. I found the end of the book to be a humble attempt to explain how he believes he survived cancer. Overall, this was a good read.

It was alright, turns out Lance is a bit of a douchebag. But a hardworking one.

"Lots of Drama... an inspirational story." -People

From the back of the book: It is a book for sports fans and sports haters, for cycling enthusiasts and those who haven't ridden a bike since childhood, for cancer patients and the healthiest of the healthy, for anyone who has ever overcome odds....it's not about the bike, or about the sport. It's about the soul.

Winner of Tour de France