If Whitney was right, and we’re to believe that children are our future and we must teach them well and let them lead the way, what is the lesson about Lance Armstrong: Every one makes mistakes? It’s never too late to tell the truth? Confession is good for the soul? Do you go old-school NASCAR and embrace the “if you’re not cheating, you’re not trying” apporach or even “honesty is the best way to lose” maybe?
There has to be a middle ground right? Cheating catches you in the end? Win at all costs? Man, this is depressing, and what the gang from Joe’s Gym say in Dodgeball?
From the “Talks too much” studios, let’s take our shot (yep we went there)…
Lance Armstrong pauses during a 2011 interview in Austin, Texas.Lance Armstrong
According to reports, Lance Armstrong came clean to Oprah Winfrey about his use of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs. The interview is set to air Thursday and will be the first public admission from Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France winner that so adamentmently denied doping that he sued and won a libel case against a London newspaper for writing that he did use.
OK, with the less-than-shocking news on Lance and the left-at-the-altar group of baseball megastars who were denied admission to the Hall of Fame recently, what is the future of PED users and their place in the history of sports.