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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 574890" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>I'm disgusted with the whole thing. The fact that he doped, then lied, then destroyed lives to protect his own lies... but really, to me, it all starts with the doping. Don't tell me what a great competitor you are when you have to dope to "level the field." Don't tell me the gazillions of dollars you earned because you doped/won aren't essentially stolen from your sponsors. </p><p></p><p>And his whole Live Strong campaign may have its roots in his lies. In my mind, I can't help but wonder whether his doping led to his cancer. What's utterly astonishing is that he continued doping afterwards. The man's priorities are completely out of whack.</p><p></p><p>husband has a very different take (big surprise there). He says all cyclists dope, and in fact in his opinion, most athletes dope. While I did get him to admit it's wrong, he maintains that if you have to dope in order to compete against other dopers, so be it. </p><p></p><p>My take is what is the point? It's dishonest, it's cheating, it's dishonorable, and ... if you dope, you're not competing, your pharmacist/dealer is. We put these athletes on such pedestals when, for all we know, they really are just so morally corrupt. </p><p></p><p>I hold these guys and gals to a very strict moral standard - they make millions of dollars and are fawned over by the public - they darn well better deserve it. Yes, they work really really hard to maximize the physical gifts they have, and more power to them. But behave like decent human beings and show some appreciation and humility for the extremely gifted life you lead. Don't befoul it with- bad behavior and cheating - it reflects poorly on all athletes and in my humble opinion when you are found out to have doped, it negates any skill/talent/gift/hard work you may have had in the first place.</p><p></p><p>on the other hand - if doping is as rampant as husband seems to think it is, let's quit keeping record books and for darn sure, let's get these guys off the Wheaties box. Let's quit paying them millions of dollars for their cheating prowess. Why on *earth* do we want to idolize cheaters and liars? </p><p></p><p>You look at Michael Jordan, Ozzie Smith, Hank Aaron... all the *truly* gifted and talented athletes of old, and then you throw in Daryl Strawberry, Michael Vick, Lance Armstrong, Jose Canseco, and the other athletes who will be more remembered for their bad behavior... it just leaves a terrible taste in my mouth and dishonors the guys and gals who really *do* deserve the accolades.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 574890, member: 8"] I'm disgusted with the whole thing. The fact that he doped, then lied, then destroyed lives to protect his own lies... but really, to me, it all starts with the doping. Don't tell me what a great competitor you are when you have to dope to "level the field." Don't tell me the gazillions of dollars you earned because you doped/won aren't essentially stolen from your sponsors. And his whole Live Strong campaign may have its roots in his lies. In my mind, I can't help but wonder whether his doping led to his cancer. What's utterly astonishing is that he continued doping afterwards. The man's priorities are completely out of whack. husband has a very different take (big surprise there). He says all cyclists dope, and in fact in his opinion, most athletes dope. While I did get him to admit it's wrong, he maintains that if you have to dope in order to compete against other dopers, so be it. My take is what is the point? It's dishonest, it's cheating, it's dishonorable, and ... if you dope, you're not competing, your pharmacist/dealer is. We put these athletes on such pedestals when, for all we know, they really are just so morally corrupt. I hold these guys and gals to a very strict moral standard - they make millions of dollars and are fawned over by the public - they darn well better deserve it. Yes, they work really really hard to maximize the physical gifts they have, and more power to them. But behave like decent human beings and show some appreciation and humility for the extremely gifted life you lead. Don't befoul it with- bad behavior and cheating - it reflects poorly on all athletes and in my humble opinion when you are found out to have doped, it negates any skill/talent/gift/hard work you may have had in the first place. on the other hand - if doping is as rampant as husband seems to think it is, let's quit keeping record books and for darn sure, let's get these guys off the Wheaties box. Let's quit paying them millions of dollars for their cheating prowess. Why on *earth* do we want to idolize cheaters and liars? You look at Michael Jordan, Ozzie Smith, Hank Aaron... all the *truly* gifted and talented athletes of old, and then you throw in Daryl Strawberry, Michael Vick, Lance Armstrong, Jose Canseco, and the other athletes who will be more remembered for their bad behavior... it just leaves a terrible taste in my mouth and dishonors the guys and gals who really *do* deserve the accolades. [/QUOTE]
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