3rd post

1. Reactions to the latest pages you have read. What have you found interesting so far? What do you agree/disagree with?

Well now that I have started a new and more intresting book "On the Bike with Lance Armstrong" I've read so many more interesting things then my old book. Lance was definitely independent when he was younger, he did what he wanted to and didn't let anyone drag him down. His mother supported everything he wanted to do. He started off in triathlons and the first one he had no coach or anything but what he had done in the past with running, swimming and biking. He won the race in record time. That is very interesting to me. I don't really have anything to agree or disagree with yet. Except when he was older and racing for the national team he decided not to listen to his coach durring a big race in europe (not the tour de france) and he tired himself out to fast and the coach told him to do something that wouldn't tire him out so fast in the begining. But he still came in 11th place and thats the highest any american had came in during that race.

2. What leadership traits has the subject of your book shown? Or what leadership traits has your author talked about being important? Use specific examples from the book including page number.

Lance does what he wants. He doesn't let anyone stop him, he doesn't consider second place to be good enough or a win for him. When he was younger the kids at his school always told him that he isn't good enough and he isn't good at anything. But he proved them wrong in a school race where he beat all of the athletic football and basketball guys.

3. Talk about a specific quote or passage that has stood out to you so far. What is it? Why do you feel it is important?

"One of Lance's favorite training tactics was to try to ride fast enough to time traffic lights so he wouldn't have to stop. Sometimes he'd race through the light even after it had turned yellow." Lance would also not wear a helmet when he would train. So one day he was ride his bike along with the traffic and was coming up to an intersection that when he approached it the light was already yellow. He was going to fast to stop so he just kept going and a woman in an SUV didn't see him and she saw the green light she should started going and then she had hit Lance broadside. He went flying threw the air and landed head first into the pavement. All this time he didn't have a helmet on. In the end he had a concussion and a sprained knee and he had to have stitches in the foot and head. After reading that I was very surprised that a guy who wanted to be a professional bicyclist decided not to wear a helmet and risk the possibility of getting a serious head injury. I thought he would know more about that stuff and be smart enough to wear a helmet especially when going at the speeds he went. He could have lost his whole future at the that point.

4. Give me an example of a time that you had to make an ethical decision. What was the situation? Who (no names necessary) was involved? What was the ethical dilemma? Ultimately what did you decide to do and why?

Well I guess I have to make them all the time, on Sundays I usually spend time with my family even though I have a bunch of homework to finish up. So every morning have to choose between spending time with my family and having fun or staying home and doing boring homework. Of course almost always I just say forget about my homework I'll do it later but then its way late when I get home and I'm too tired to do anything. So I usually choose the wrong decision and always regret it.