Lance Armstrong and Pro Cycling

Trilby · 01-28-2013, 06:55 AM

from the criminal mindset (that I seem to have) he just did it too many times. If he had stopped at five he probably would still be okay but he just couldn't. The hubris takes over and he thought he was unstoppable. Like Al Capone, or Tony Soprano, they just had to have ONE MORE TASTE (like all addicts) and it began to look wonky-him winning all seven titles even AFTER having cancer. He was addicted to the fame and the game. Criminals like him get caught because they just have to have one more, like a junkie with coke or similar.

Lamplighter · 01-28-2013, 07:46 AM

Classic, that sign is the ultimate put-down for Armstrong.
It will be his legacy, and for someone like him it will hurt for a long time.

Good catch.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-28-2013, 09:24 AM

Don't be too sure. He feels he wasn't really cheating because everyone else was doing the same, so he had to if he's was going to be competitive.
They can asterisk or remove his wins from the official records, but he(and everyone else) knows he won. I'm betting it was on what he considers a level playing field, too.

01-28-2013, 06:55 AM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	from the criminal mindset (that I seem to have) he just did it too many times. If he had stopped at five he probably would still be okay but he just couldn't. The hubris takes over and he thought he was unstoppable. Like Al Capone, or Tony Soprano, they just had to have ONE MORE TASTE (like all addicts) and it began to look wonky-him winning all seven titles even AFTER having cancer. He was addicted to the fame and the game. Criminals like him get caught because they just have to have one more, like a junkie with coke or similar. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

01-28-2013, 09:24 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Don't be too sure. He feels he wasn't really cheating because everyone else was doing the same, so he had to if he's was going to be competitive. They can asterisk or remove his wins from the official records, but he(and everyone else) knows he won. I'm betting it was on what he considers a level playing field, too. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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01-28-2013, 07:46 AM	#2
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Classic, that sign is the ultimate put-down for Armstrong. It will be his legacy, and for someone like him it will hurt for a long time. Good catch.

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