Lance Armstrong was not always born a great athlete. Just like ordinary people, practice makes perfect. Lance’s mother, Linda, was 12 when she had him. When he was just a baby, his father moved out. Furthermore, Linda remarried to Terry Armstrong, and he formally adopted Lance. Terry and Lance never closely bonded, then he got his first bike. Linda managed to buy him his first bike, a Schwinn Mag Scrambler. After she divorced Terry, Linda was fully devoted to her son, “She instilled all her drive, motivation and toughness in me” (Newsmakers 32). Notably, when Lance was in the 5th grade, he would run 6 miles a day and compete in long-distance competitions over the weekend. After trying sports like basketball and golf, he discovered his passion
