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.

Comments

[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."