Last time I checked, Vick went to prison for two years and lost all his money along the way. Armstrong hasn't spent a day in jail and currently has his fortune.Its also a sad day when A man who over came cancer & won numerous competitive events. Gets treated worse than say I don't know a dog killer like Michael Vick.
I'm not saying that Armstrong deserves a pass with the cheating. He doesn't. He made a terrible decision, and you have to wonder if he regrets any of it, considering his name is forever tarnished now.
But I don't believe this negates everything that Livestrong stands for.
Cancer patients do. When you're getting chemo, throwing up and having lost 50 lbs with no strength at all, remembering that Lance Armstrong came back from all of this, even if he doped to win, can be inspiring. I have a friend undergoing chemo, he's 31 and needs a cane to walk. Even then, he can't go very far. It's almost impossible to imagine that one day you could be better than ever when you're in such a state.
Did Armstrong aim to be such a role model? Probably not. He likely just wanted to win. But what he accomplished in the wake of cancer shouldn't be thrown under the bus like it was trash, because it still can be inspiring.
He can still be an a-hole though. Doesn't discount what he did.
It's sad.
Despite his good deeds, he will be remembered as a liar, a cheater, and a thief. Fu** him!
Lance Armstrong just confessed ... EVERYTHING.
Lance admitted it all during his Oprah interview -- saying he took banned substances to enhance his cycling performances befiore all 7 of his Tour de France wins ... he blood doped ... he took testosterone ... EPO ... human growth hormone ... everything you can imagine.
Lance had denied the allegations for years -- and when Oprah asked why he came forward now, Lance replied, "I dont know that I have a great answer. I will start now by saying this is too late ... I view this situation as one big lie that I repeated a lot of times ... I am a flawed character."
"I didn't invent the [doping] culture, but I did nothing to stop the culture ... and I am sorry for that."
When asked if he was ever afraid he'd be caught -- Lance replied, "No."
Lance Armstrong tells Oprah Winfrey: 'I called Betsy Andreu a crazy b****, but I never called her fat'
I agree. He didnt pull it off alone.Unfortunately Lance is just a symptom of a larger problem and criminal enterprise I suspect. I'm more interested in finding out who the real honchos high up who bribed and organized the whole scheme . In that sense, a guy like Armstrong can be useful in naming names.
he confessed? wasnt it said that if he admits it that he then goes to prison?
I guess that whole Oprah thing didn't work out the way he wanted or expected.
That was my point. Over the years, I didn't pay attention to all the crap...so it was just some atheletes complaining about another athelete who beat them in a race. It might have been true or jealousy. Now....I see that he was a bastard who bullied and lied about people who were telling the truth about him. Now I know about the lawsuits he brought against people who were telling the truth about him.
Before, I didn't care one way or another about him...now I think he is scum.