Thank you, Lance

[volksdragon]

Thank you, Lance Armstrong, for showing the world what a true sporting champion looks like.

Your name can sit comfortably among other such sports notables as Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Hank Aaron, Wayne Gretzky and other truly legendary sports figures. As they have, you have done something that will probably never be equaled, you've raised to level required to be a champion to an almost unfathomable height, and you've captivated the whole world while doing it. Vive La Tour. Vive Lance. Merci Beaucoup, et Bon Sante.

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[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

Today's headlines:

The Sun Rose.
This being Summer, it's going to be warmer than Winter.
If there are no clouds, the sky will probably be Blue.
Lance Armstrong wins the Tour De Lance again.

When God set him on this earth, he used a "Venti" heart mold. Some people waste breath on debating if this gives him a sporting edge. Personally, I take a look at the reputation he seems to have as a human being, and the foundation he started, and I make an educated guess as to what it's real purpose was. :)

Correct me of I'm wrong, but Lance Armstrong sounds like they should put his photo in the dictionary next to "Class Act."

I did a quick Google News search, trying to find some dirt on Lance. I found some accusations of using blood enhancers. The evidence?

Armstrong’s domination of the race since 1999, 18 months after he had recovered from cancer, has always aroused suspicion.
In 2001 it emerged he had been working with notorious Italian sports doctor Michele Ferrari who was suspected in Italy of distributing and administering banned products to a number of top athletes.
Armstrong admitted his "periodic collaboration" with Ferrari, who last year was handed a one-year suspended sentence for sports fraud, but he stands firm behind the fact that he has never tested positive for any banned drugs.

Of course, there are also rumors that he'll run for governor of Texas, now that he's retired from cycling. Who knows? In a few years, we might see President Armstrong.

I can't think of a better way to piss off the French. ;)

Of course, that would mean Sheryl Crow was either the "First Lady" or the "First Girlfriend." I wonder if she would sing at the inauguration?

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

All anyone has ever been able to pin on him is this "occasional collaboration" with Dr. Ferrari, who also did nutritional work. He has literally been the most-tested man in professional cycling for probably 5 years. If he were taking drugs, they would have caught him by now.
His heart was 30% larger than average. His lung capacity is astronomical. His mental focus was unshakeable, and his desire to win was unparalleled. There's no mystery why he won all the races he did. Like he himself said, "After you beat life-threatening cancer, everything else looks easy."

[halleyscomet.livejournal.com]

I'd pretty much written the "Scandal" off as "People who aren't as good as Lance being bitter."

In other words, a bunch of crybabies who can't stand the fact that, despite being among the top 20 cyclists on the planet, can't beat Lance.

"Ohhh! There's someone better than me and I can't beat him. I need to do everything I can to smear his reputation so I can claim I'm really better."

[bramblekite.livejournal.com]

it still creeps me the fuck out that his first wife and his mom look almost EXACTLY the same.

[string-on-desk.livejournal.com]

I concur. :) It was truly awe inspiring.

And I think it's cool how they are all in yellow :)

[kiteflier98.livejournal.com]

Something tells me this guy will never run out of yellow shirts.

[string-on-desk.livejournal.com]

very true

[smurfbrother.livejournal.com]

But did he have to make that stupid speech about people who don't "believe" in cycling? Last I saw, cycling wasn't a religion or creed, it was a sport. And to say that people who don't dig cycling can't "dream big" or "believe in miracles" was just asinine. Another classic example of the athlete who shouldn't open his mouth.