![]() ![]() Lance’s LIVESTRONG Foundation has sold 86 million of the ubiquitous yellow wristbands. This was the focus of his keynote talk and the topic of a great blog by Jarret Pazahanick about paying it forward. One of the reasons I admire Lance so much is that he has used his fame to help others. The next year, he extended his winning streak to seven. In 2004, he made history, by becoming the first person to win six Tours. A few years later in 1999, Lance won his first Tour de France. Postal Service cycling team, reached out. Upon his release from the hospital towards the end of that year (after chemotherapy and several surgeries), he was distressed to find his phone lines silent with offers from cycling teams. ![]() After racing in the 1996 Olympics, he was diagnosed with cancer. Lance’s presentation started with a brief timeline of his racing career. This time, he was much more relaxed, wearing a plain shirt with an open collar. ![]() I saw him for about 5 seconds per lap as he sped by at 30 miles per hour – basically, an intense blur of color. It was actually the second time I have seen Lance in person the first was a few years back when he raced in San Francisco. As a cyclist, he has long been one of my heroes, so you can imagine my excitement in seeing him speak. ![]() One of the highlights of SAPPHIRE NOW, in addition to meeting with many customers and hearing how their businesses are benefitting from SAP solutions, was hearing Lance Armstrong speak at the ASUG keynote. ![]()
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