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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.

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Lance Armstrong
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 18
Autobiographer
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Professional Road Racing Cyclist
Sport Cyclist
Triathlete
Plano
Texas
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