Oh wow.
Lance Armstrong plans to admit doping to Oprah (USA Today)
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Oh wow.
Ban Puncher
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If I had my way, doping would be allowed in all major sports. Hell, it would be mandatory.
I want to see superhuman freak-shows outside of wrasslin'.
I want to see superhuman freak-shows outside of wrasslin'.
Beat me to it, LOL
LyleLanley
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If I was a gambling man I'd consider putting a few bucks on it just in case he sees that site too.
Rocket Scientist
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It's pathetic that people are going to celebrate this and pat him on the back for it. He should live the rest of his life in obscurity and fuck off. Piece of shit. Nobody should give this whore anymore attention. Oprah is nothing better than him.
These people can fuck right off too. Wait forever and then come out and tell the truth, go to hell.
No, because the statute of limitations has expired. He won't be charged criminally but do expect civil suits from his ex-sponsors and victims.
Are you for real?? Are you seriously blaming witnesses who gave testimonies?
They didn't "come out and tell the truth". USADA started an investigation and these people agreed to cooperate. Some of them have already testified against him as far back as 2005. Some of them were afraid to come forward after what he's done to the few who dared to defy him. There were serious career and legal repercussions to these people in the past given how powerful and rich Lance Armstrong was.
Rocket Scientist
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Why would sponsors be able to sue him? Do they have to sign a contract stating they don't use doping?
Moral Panic
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They signed a contract saying we give you XX dollars if you win. And he didn't win so they want their money back.
Probably for false representation or something like that.
Rocket Scientist
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That would make sense on one hand, but would be pretty unfair on the other. They still got an incredible amount of publicity etc. Everything they paid for, they technically got. Since he, at the time, was the winner. Seems kind of strange to demand compensation later on even though you got everything you wanted when he won at the time. Publicity etc.
True, but they linked their brand names to this guys image. They were buying into 'Lance the inspiration', not 'Lance the doping sociopath', which may not be a technically valid reason to demand the money back, but its still a moral one. If they have to get him on a technicality such as him no longer being champion, so be it.
Maybe you should read up on the history of the case before you start blaming sponsors, witnesses, etc. See the edit on my previous post.
SCA Promotions refused to pay him his prize money on the basis of cheating and lost the suit years ago. You don't think they deserve their money back?
And then we have The Sunday Times sues Lance Armstrong over libel-suit settlement.
I believe this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Phonomezer
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Doprah
LyleLanley
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Book money!
If I Doped.
LyleLanley
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It writes itself.
HE WAS FORCING HIS TEAMMATES TO DOPE SO THEY COULDN'T RAT HIM OUT!
Jesus. Armstrong apologists are almost as bad as the man himself.
Personally I hope someone runs Lance off a cliff. Guy didn't learn a thing and now is going to Oprah to keep his name in the news. This asshole can't go away fast enough.
olore
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The only good thing that might come out of this
Psychotext
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I can't wait to see how he tries to re-write history.
LyleLanley
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He did it for America! He's a god damn American hero!
He knew he couldn't achieve what he did without doping, and as a result 'Livestrong' would never of happened, therefore he set a plan in place to dope and become the best purely so he could set up a successful charity. All that fame, glory and success was simply all peripheral to his ultimate goal: to better the human race through his charity work.
Perhaps he could of gone about his goal in a better fashion, but are we really going to keep busting his ball over what was in fact, a genuine attempt to help those around him? Come on America, live and let live, its time to forgive and let Lance return to his rightful place as a cancer fighting inspiration.
How's that?
Adam Scott Aukerman
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If only.
dragonelite
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Don't care, if everybody dopes so better be the best doper out there.
Still have massive respect for tour riders tour is probably even harder on dope because of hall of fame stuff getting records and making a mark on history. So i can understand the doping. And we as a crowd find it cooler to see records getting broken then a sport being a snooze fest.
Hell my dad even told that if they stripped away 1st place price and give it to the next legit guy the person on place 15+ would probably get it.
Too be honest i think the tour should allow some of the dope to even the playing field see it like improving the human body...
Still have massive respect for tour riders tour is probably even harder on dope because of hall of fame stuff getting records and making a mark on history. So i can understand the doping. And we as a crowd find it cooler to see records getting broken then a sport being a snooze fest.
Hell my dad even told that if they stripped away 1st place price and give it to the next legit guy the person on place 15+ would probably get it.
Too be honest i think the tour should allow some of the dope to even the playing field see it like improving the human body...
Psychotext
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Ha, not bad. I'm guessing that all the lives he ruined were actually to protect the greater good!
SuicidalSteve
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He is a complete dope for even talking to oprah
Rocket Scientist
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I am blaming those who used drugs themselves and now say they regret it blabla. I have no sympathy for them and them testifying means nothing to me. They're all hacks who participated in disgusting acts. As for the rest of your comment, I can see that being true. I don't have a problem with that kind of situation, but these people shouldn't expect some kind of sympathy. It's not like their lives depended on it. It wasn't Nazi Germany and you're called to join the army.
I agree these people should get their money back. He should give back prize money and so on.
That's true, but it seems silly that sponsor money from 10 years ago is linked to lance the doping sociopath. At the time you as a sponsor benefited greatly from his lance the inspiration image. You got what you paid for. I doubt that the fact that it turns out he doped, means that you didn't enjoy great benefits in the past. I'm trying to think of an analogy, but can't think of one right now. Both parties benefited at the time when most of this sponsor money was given however. I do remember reading that sponsor money is often considered prize money in sports, so I'm not aware of the technicalities here, which is why I asked whether they have a case. If it's something like that then they would obviously have a case, I guess.
They should just allow them to use PEDs.
Oprah is the great confessor of our age. She will cleanse him of his sins.
Confidence Man
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Would have more respect if he kept denying it until the end. Stick with it man!
and also take down everyone he can with him!
Alebrije
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BertramCooper
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Same here.
It is not a good charity.
Joel Was Right
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But now we're REALLY aware of it.
We're actually overly aware. Despite how prominent cancer is as a cause of death, largely due to us living longer on average, people still overestimate the risk of dying of it whilst underestimating the risk of dying of virtually every other disease. People are also generally misinformed of when they're most at risk of cancer.
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