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So Lance Allegedly Confesses... Yawn. (Read 430 times)

    A little too late for me...I've thought he was guilty all along.  The real question, is he really sorry, or just sorry he got caught, and is hoping to get a reduction in his sentence so he can get his life back again.  Either way, he get's nothing from me, but it will be interesting to see if the big money comes back.

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    Nakedbabytoes


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      While I don't know the guy personally, from numerous accounts, he is an ass. So I would say that if past actions dictate future behavior and motives, this is all for him and his own agenda & ambitions.

      RSX


        Does this mean I won't be seeing Lance on RWOL anymore?


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            That's just wrong but funny.  I lol'd.

             

            Who?

             

            Don't believe everything you think. 


            Jess runs for bacon

              A guy I know was bitching about this on FB, saying "Waaah what about all the money he's raised for charity blah blah blah." I happen to know he is on steroids as well. Both are jackasses.

              aponi


              never runs the tangents

                How did his head not get so big. I mean literally like Barry Bonds.

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                Adam_McAllen


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                  A guy I know was bitching about this on FB, saying "Waaah what about all the money he's raised for himself blah blah blah." I happen to know he is on steroids as well. Both are jackasses.

                   

                  FYP

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                  monkkey


                    I am pretty sick of Lance but this is a good read: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jan/14/nicole-cooke-retirement-statement

                     

                    edited to fix link


                    Jess runs for bacon


                      delicate flower

                        How did his head not get so big. I mean literally like Barry Bonds.

                         

                         

                        Different drugs, yo.  Lance didn't take the growth hormones that Bonds took.

                         

                        I don't care either way what Lance did but I find the story interesting because I love watching a good train wreck from afar.

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                        Gustav1


                        Fear is a Liar

                          How did his head not get so big. I mean literally like Barry Bonds.

                           

                          There are different types of steroids that yield different results. I had an exotic pet that I had to give injectable steroids to because of low red blood cell count. I joked with the vet that if he sees me next time and I am all bulked up , then I took some too! He said this steroid does not build muscle, it increases red blood cell count and endurance. Then he said that this was the stuff Lance is accused of taking.

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                          racecat


                          Goddess of the Cuisine

                            He's still the same person he always was. I'm convinced that the only reason he's confessing now is because he has no other alternative, but it's not out of genuine remorse.

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                              Recreational athletes are always shocked, shocked I say, when they find out that world class athletes have big egos and are willing to do whatever they can to win.  It's shocking I say.  Shocking.

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                              sugnim

                                Recreational athletes are always shocked, shocked I say, when they find out that world class athletes have big egos and are willing to do whatever they can to win.  It's shocking I say.  Shocking.

                                 

                                I don't know if Lance can be counted as a world class athlete if he needed drugs to get there.  To me, a world class athlete is someone who is great because of their natural talents & willingness to work their ass off.  And once you're truly the best at something, having a big ego is understandable.  It's just that cheating is not really something to be so proud & smug about.

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