Posted on 01/05/2013 8:19:28 AM PST by Vision
Lance Armstrong, who this fall was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping and barred for life from competing in all Olympic sports, has told associates and antidoping officials that he is considering publicly admitting that he used banned performance-enhancing drugs and blood transfusions during his cycling career, according to several people with direct knowledge of the situation. He would do this, the people said, because he wants to persuade antidoping officials to restore his eligibility so he can resume his athletic career.
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Well, well, well...
Glorification of sports figures, fantastic endorsement deals, not having to work the rest of one’s life at a real job that accomplishes something?
What could be wrong with that? It’s easy to see why they go the ‘extra mile’ to get better and WIN!
Just another liberal narcissist. Pathetic character.
Ah well, so what?
Anybody who thinks the winners in pro bike racing don’t dope are themselves a dope.
Just another liberal narcissist. Pathetic character.
I was one of those who refused to believe. I mean, the idea of an American thrashing the oh-so-good Europeans in their own sport, at their own place... who could resist? What a pity that, like Nebuchadnezzar’s statue, this dream had feet of clay!
I was on his side. He said he was innocent, they couldn’t prove different, and I was on his side,
Now he can go F himself.
He should never be allowed to compete again. Screw him lying bastid.
You bet. Lying his arse off didn’t work so what’s a poor doper to do except try the truth (for a change!)
Lance should just keep his mug shut and find a real job. He has already made this decision and reversing it would just make things worse.
Lance will do anything possible to salvage his career and Livestrong honeypot. Livestrong has always been a bogus organization for cancer “awareness” and doesn’t do anything other than pay him to blaber about his recovery journey.
Lance also owes Greg LeMond, the greatest US cyclist, an apology after defaming him for over ten years.
1. I always believed he doped.
2. He clearly was a vindictive SOB towards anyone who opposed him.
but OTOH ...
1. All his competitors were evidently doping as well.
2. LA tended to get singled out because of his high profile stature.
So - not a big fan, but not one to get all worked up about his either.
Lance:
STFU and keep working the “civilian” side of LiveStrong.
At this point, I don’t care whether your “wins” were enhanced or not. You got ‘em against the best competition (who may or may not have “juiced”).
Bruh, nobody cares once the TDF starts this spring..unless you insert yourself for the sake of narcissisum.
Dude, flash the USADA your middle-finger and walk away.
Not cycling fan but the Sheryl Crow thing told me all I WANTED to know about the guy.
Put me in that column under the heading of "People who were dead wrong and stood with him for too long."
I wanted to believe in him and his remarkable story. Now, I'm feeling a lot different towards him personally. He has brought this on himself and seems to be thinking only of future financial rewards through competition and sponsorship. If he wants to make money he can develop his own "Pay-per-View' challenge and see where it goes, or maybe wrestle in jello like Dennis Rodman.
Well, it’s a little late for that if he wants to rehabilitate his public image. All it’s going to do, at this point, is disillusion the last of his hard-core defenders.
Agree completely.
“Said to be considering admitting ...”
What kind of imaginary derivative factoid is that?
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