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When I was sick, I didn't want to die. When I race, I don't want to lose. Dying and losing, it's the same thing.
Lance Armstrong
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Lance Armstrong
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 18
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Texas
Lance Edward Armstrong
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