SINGH INSPIRED BY ARMSTRONG

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Indian cricketer, Yuvraj Singh has said that it was Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong who had inspired him. Yuvraj Singh is suffering from a rare cancer between his lungs and has been drawing inspiration from the American cyclist to see him through his treatment. Lance Armstrong had also been tested positive with cancer, but he succeeded in battling with it and also went on to win the Tour de France seven consecutive times after surviving it.

Yuvraj returned from the States on Monday and addressed the media for the first time. Although shocked at the news he knew he had to be strong. His family, especially his mother had been s strong support by his side. He was already motivated and inspired in his fight against cancer, by Lance Armstrong who is a cancer survivor.

Yuvraj said that he had had breathing problems since World Cup last year and was immensely lucky to have been detected with cancer at such an early stage. He has gone through a rough patch and needs time to recover and heal completely. He was initially in denial but went for immediate treatment. The treatment was successful, even though he has scars, he know he will overcome it like Lance Armstrong did.

Yuvraj plans to be back on the field in two months time. He is keeping a positive attitude during recovery and hopes for a speedy one. Yuvraj was the Player of the Tournament in the 2011 ICC World Cup. He was diagnosed with a malignant tumour soon and had left for the United States for treatment soon after.

He was being treated by Dr. Lawrence H Einhorn at the I.U Cancer Centre Indianapolis. Dr. Lawrence had also treated Lance Armstrong when he had been diagnosed with cancer.

It is hoped that like his inspiration, Lance Armstrong, Yuvraj Singh would make speedy recovery and go on to excel in his field of sport.

ARMSTRONG FOCUSSES ON TRIATHLONS

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Seven time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has something new to keep him busy these days and it goes by the name of triathlon. Although the legendary cyclist retired from the professional cycling scene a year back, he admits that he does miss racing on the tracks and in his continued search to excel, he has taken up triathlon, although he is still not ready to call it his new career or anything like that. Armstrong is in Canada to promote his Livestrong line of sporting goods and speaking in front of an audience during the promotional event, he said that he was not looking for a new career but added that he was definitely preparing himself for a triathlon.

Although Armstrong did not comment about whether he would be participating in the Hawaii ironman event that is slated to be held in October, 2012, there were some pretty strong hints in his statements that he would be there. Lance Armstrong said that the event was appealing and interesting and he was exploring how possible it was to do well in the event.

The seven time Tour de France champion failed in his comeback attempt at the 2010 event and last year, he competed in his first triathlon in 22 years when he participated in an event in Utah, where he finished 5th. Armstrong also participated in the World EXTERRA Championships in Maui where he finished 23rd. he even jokingly added that although he did okay, he found it difficult than he had remembered it.

When asked by the audience if he wanted to return to any particular time of his life, Lance Armstrong gleefully stated that he would be glad to relive the moments during his seven winning races at the Tour de France that made him a household name.