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Admitting to use of performance enhancing drugs and subsequently resolving his outstanding legal issues stemming from the allegations against him are necessary steps for Armstrong to re-attract sponsors.
Columnist George Will, who has written a number of excellent books on baseball, once stated that, "Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence." These days, it seems just the opposite.
There are no excuses for the level of lying and deception that Armstrong has possibly committed on the people of the world. But he still helped out my friend at a crucial point in his life, like he has for many others in their darkest places, and for that, I'm thankful.
Look at your own life and remember times when you've cheated, lied or done something wrong on whatever level. How did it make you feel, regardless of how small the incident?
While it's easy for parents to get angry at men like Lance Armstrong for letting kids down, situations like his present a great opportunity to talk to kids about dealing with disappointment. And about what it means to admire someone for a particular talent or skill versus what it means to consider a person a role model.
Anyone who thinks Lance Armstrong's current apologia is more than self-serving is more naïve than people who think it's normal to ride a bike up a mountain faster than most athletes can ride one down.
After nearly 15 years of vehement denials, Lance Armstrong may confess, it is widely rumored. Here are some very human deceit-avoidance lessons we can learn, from Lance's situation.
Can Lance still be a hero and a role model if by confessing he encourages others who have lied and cheated in sports and other aspects of their lives to do the same? Or is his legacy forever tarnished and branded as a fraud. Only time will tell.
It makes me wonder if Armstrong has already endured the toughest conversation of his life, one that predated the chat with Oprah. I wonder if he sat below those seven well-lit Tour de France jerseys on display in his Austin home, with five kids next to him on the sofa, and explained to them What Dad Did.
Lance Armstrong reportedly tells Oprah Winfrey that he used performance enhancing drugs.
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