  Lance Armstrong is, undeniably, a great athlete and an inspiring overcomer. It is unfortunate that this man, this mere mortal of a man, would attribute his success not to God but to mere mortal men and science: In reply to a question of how his belief in God had helped him as a patient, he replied: "Everyone should believe in something, and I believed in surgery, chemotherapy and my doctors.
" Is he, as the author of urlLink this article claims, a role model for success? In a secular, worldly sense, yes he is. People today, especially the children, are in desperate need of men and women who model persistence, a strong work ethic, and goalsetting. However, Lance's "positive attitude, his take-charge approach, his refusal to accept defeat -- his desire not only to live but to live victoriously..." are not enough. It's a start, but it is not enough. We, as a society, as a culture are in more need of men and women for whom God is the source of their inspiration, for whom a positive attitude is an attitude shaped by God, for whom living victoriously is to live for Christ.
Lance Armstrong is an incredible man who has overcome incredible difficulties and who has performed an incredible feat. But, he is just a man, a mere mortal, for whom science and technology will offer no hope, for his body or for his soul, when he arrives at the inevitable end of life's journey, when surgery, chemotherapy, or doctors will be of no use. May Lance Armstrong come know the One from Whom life is given and for Whom life is to be lived. Then will Lance Armstrong's life be a life worth emulating. 
