Last night the interview aired with Lance Armstrong and Oprah Winfrey, where he confessed that he did in fact take performance-enhancing drugs in each of the seven Tour De France wins. After watching the interview, do you think he was remorseful? Do you feel sorry for him?
cattledog
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He offered no resolutions or real contrition to those he ruined. It seemed that his attitude "well sorry but this is how I deal with things... It isn't right but hey it's finally over, right?". He made apologies but everyone expected him to give a general apology.... he didn't offer anything other than a general apology. It felt hollow and it felt like he expected to be admired for giving a honest performance last night. It was honest but very rehearsed too and had staged remorse.
At this point I didn't need or want a confession or a apology. I wanted him to have a list of those people he tried to financially ruin and slandered... I wanted Oprah to talk about a clean French cyclist he hunted down in the pelloton and threatened him with other dopers which forced him out of cycling.... I wanted him to go down that list name by name and confess to making their lives hell for crossing him and I wanted him to commit to reimbursing these people something as a means to repay them. Of course, I didn't expect that but that would be the only way I could see some redemption in that douchebag. Words won't be enough for a guy who slandered honest people under oath. Sitting for a TV show should make lying easier compared to a court deposition. We know how much Armstrong values the sanctity of a court of law. His use of using speech has no credibility at this point. What is credible is his wallet.
ChrisAwesome
It is completely unacceptable for anybody to take performance enhancing drugs in a sport. Imagine Roger Federer taking drugs to win his 17 grand slam titles, imagine Usain Bolt taking drugs to win the sprints. Not only did Lance Armstrong lie to the world but he lied to his family and himself. He has dishonored the sport of cycling and in my opinion does not deserve any sympathy. For sure, he battled cancer and he fought long and hard but you would think that would make him a better person, but no, he didn't just cheat for one tour de France win, he cheated for 7 and he also wasted law money, people's time and careers on trying to prove that he did not take drugs.
There are so many other cyclists that could have deserved to be wearing that yellow jersey those 7 years that Lance Armstrong used Dope to get his way to the top. It's a shame that such years are wasted of the good sport of cycling and Lance Armstrong deserves alot more than what he's getting. He's a liar and a cheat and on the aired interview he didn't even show significant signs of remorse, sorrow or even being apologetic. He was just a face for the camera, as if he wanted to get it over and done with. Take a look at other famous sports apologies and they are so much more heart felt and sorry, (for example: Tiger Woods). Lance Armstrong, a bully, a cheat, a liar. No Sympathy deserved.
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I personally think he deserves our sympathy, and our forgiveness. What he did was horrible - to intimidate people, be the ring leader in this horrible doping thing. But who are we - fellow humans who err as well - not to give hims sympathy and forgive him?
The only was he could have won 7 Tour De Frances was by doping. I know that isn't an excuse (just coz everyone is doing it) - but that is exactly the point. EVERYONE WAS DOING IT! And he STILL kicked ***. Even on a level playing field, he still kicked everyone's *** and won.
If that doesn't show he's an amazing athlete, I don't know what does.
His fight with cancer. Who else can say they beat stage 4 cancer and came out of it alive, to come back onto the world sports stage and win, the biggest cycling competition, not once or twice, but seven consecutive times?
I think this goes to show that he is a LEGENDARY athlete - THE most legendary athlete of our time. Sure, he lied, intimidated, lied again, sued some people for telling the truth about him - but....with all that said, I think his eventual confession proved that he still has some integrity left in him, and that is commendable.
I Love Lance Armstrong and I always will respect him.
mark_hensley@sbcglobal.net
Lance Armstrong is 41 years old. He has the rest of his life in front of him, at somepoint once he paid his debt to society we should move on. His family members, so far, didn't do it, they were not complicit, so why disrespect him and hurt their feelings. Don't you think they hurt enough by all of this. He lied to them too. Yes. He be forgiven, in the scheme of things he is not a mass murderer though a massive disappointment even that doesn't add up to a modern day stone throwing and 24 hour persecution. Let me put it this way, if the nike was on the other foot you would sure hope at some point after the next 10 years sympathy becomes deserved. Lance may not shed a tear but not everyone shows sorrow and contrite behavior the same way. Before its all over we will see him cry, might be next to Big Mike, but hey.
I don't feel sorry for him, because I don''t know the man. I am sorry that all of the good he has done the first half of his life will be deleted and any good he does afterwards is starting over.
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I hope no one begins treating this man poorly for the decisions he decided to make. I believe that he did use performance-enhancing drugs in each of the seven Tour De France wins. But can you imagine how many people were and may be still inspired by such a man?
Though I do enjoy some biking, I knew very little about Mr. Armstrong's career up until now and I feel really bad for him. Though there are several people who have done wrong over the years that I do not sympathize for example; James Holmes. Because I believe that Mr. Holmes intended to harm others. It may seem that I am supporting performance-enhancing drugs, but I do not. I believe that they are wrong. But my point is that Lance Armstrong worked hard in these Tour De France races and I disbelieve that he should be hated for taking drugs. His hard work should not be ignored because he took drugs but he should be remembered as something else. He should be remembered as a man who worked hard and made poor choices to enhance is abilities. I show great sympathy for Lance and I understand that he was stripped of his medals. I also heard that others stated that he was a bully and forced them to take drugs. This I do not believe. I personally, though knowing little of this man, I believe that he was the only one to take these drugs. I hope Mr. Lance Armstrong does not have this alarming scandal follow him that much longer.
He is a good man and he deserves respect. Like all of us.