Lately, there has been an overwhelming amount of press about the discredited Lance Armstrong. Once considered the best of the best in professional cycling, he is now looked upon as a cheater and a liar for taking performance enhancing drugs to win his races. Like the Greek god Icarus, who ignored warnings about flying too close to the sun, he fell from grace. In a recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, he admitted to “doping” in order to excel and win his seven Tour De France titles. Many are put off by Lance’s attitude of distance from his behavior. While taking responsibility for his actions, he clearly implies that many people in his sport succumb to the pressure to win, and that most have used illegal means to achieve victory.
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