Lance Armstrong has admitted to Oprah (because she's the high priestess that we must all confess our sins to) that he lied when he denied doping accusations for years. Years! Looks like denial ain't just a river in Egypt, it's a lifestyle for Lance.
In interviews and videotaped testimony, he repeatedly denied that he was using performance enhancing drugs while competing for the seven Tour de France titles that he won and later was stripped of.
Repeatedly and indignantly insisting to reporters, sports officials and even his own friends, that he was drug free and innocent to the point of actually threatening some of the insiders who knew the truth and tried to expose it.
What a twat sprocket.
When I heard the news, I immediately wondered if that was the reason why things didn't work out with Sheryl Crow. I know. Because that's a really important component of everything in life, just ask TMZ. Personally, I think it probably had something to do with their breakup. If everyday is a winding road, this dude got a little bit closer to feelin' fried.
In all seriousness though, it's disheartening that another sports figure has gone from hero to zero, joining the ranks of Michael Vick, Tiger Woods, Roger Clemens, Pete Rose...the list goes on. Kids look up to these guys as role models and many of them are lying sacks of...excrement.
How many people have worn those LiveStrong wristbands faithfully supporting the cause? The cause is the same and I support it, but the figurehead of the cause has tarnished that image. That message was live strong, live healthy, come back strong and better than ever. It wasn't "dope yourself up in order to stack the physical deck in your favor". I can very much appreciate the struggle he went through as Cancer has played a role in my family's life as well as so many others'. But that doesn't give him or anybody else a reason or an excuse to abuse the system.
Armstrong asserts that he was not the only one and that it was the way things were done at the time. How completely lame. Hey - if they all rode off the cliff, would you do it too, Lance? I had to ask, I'm a parent after all.
My Hero's Zero
(sung to the tune of "My Hero Zero" from School House Rock)
My hero's zero
Funny spandex wearing hero
But 'til you came along
Nobody'd heard of the Tour de France
Yeah...
And nobody really knows
How strung out that you are
Why, you could never reach the stars
Without your steroids
My hero...zero...
How pitiful you are
Put some junk into your trunk
And you've got yourself a win
See how important that is?
When you run out of juice
You can start all over again
See how convenient that is?
That's why with seven titles you were a hero
You could get high and no one'd ever know
Forever...peddling towards infamy
Not many people get there, but you sure tried
You're such a zero
But you used to be a hero
We invented you
We counted on the heroes we chose
Now we know you lied
And nobody really knows
The person that you are
Well we could never reach that far
For all those heroes
Zeros
Heroes
How pitiful you are
FABulous. Put it to music.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It actually already is! I should have mentioned it's to the tune of "My Hero Zero" from Schoolhouse Rock. ;)
DeleteAwesome...sums it up perfectly,and yes, music please.
ReplyDeleteSchool House Rock - My Hero Zero! :)
DeleteI've always questioned this desire to put someone on a pedestal because they have athletic prowess. It's the same with any celebrity - I don't care if you're really fast, really strong or really talented.
ReplyDeleteAre you genuine? Are you compassionate? Are you thoughtful? Are you kind? Do you admit to your mistakes?
Ah, yes, admitting to your mistakes. Better late than never, I suppose.
Me too. Well put, Kaitlyn. I agree - better late than never. But I can't help wondering why now? Is there a disingenuous motive?
DeleteVery well said!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bo!
DeleteMod, are you telling me you really didn't know??
ReplyDeleteOh, I knew. But now he's admitted it.
DeleteMy 8-year-old asked me why he cheated, and I have to blog about it. But part of what I will tell her is that what he did was inexcusable and deplorable. But it must be held separate from the hope he gave cancer patients.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard for me to type that, but it's true. If my 8-year-old helped kids from getting bullied at school ever since kindergarten, I'd be very proud of her.
If she, the next day, was caught for stealing money out of the milk fund at school, a quarter every day, I'd be ashamed and disappointed, especially if she made excuses and showed little remorse.
The milk scam, though, wouldn't completely dismiss the help to those being bullied. the hard part would be to regard that action for what it was, independent of the bad she did.
I'm not saying this is easy. He's a cheater. A bully. thought he was bigger than life. But he also gave so many so much hope. It's hard to deny that.
I love this post, by the way. Well done.
Great, great point coach-daddy. It's unfortunate, especially due to the nature of the cause, that it's so difficult to separate the two. His character is being called into question and that, like it or not, impacts everything he touches. I think what he's done to give cancer patients hope is more than admirable, but he's tarnished all of his endeavors because he's proved to be a pretty deplorable human being. I mean, suing people and ruining lives to save his own ass is about as low as it gets.
DeleteI want music!
ReplyDeletealso have you watched Bigger, Better, Stronger?
lastly he's a big fat liar
I haven't seen that. Is it a biopic? He is. He's an extremely toned, fit big fat liar. ;)
DeleteIt's a documentary about steroids. Very interesting, it's on Netflix, worth watching
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