The French media has barked up the wrong tree

Frills · #1 09-07-2005, 12:36 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=2154059

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Armstrong, who announced his engagement Monday to rock singer Sheryl Crow, issued a statement Tuesday confirming that he's considering a comeback in part to rankle French media.

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Classic, why spend 1.5 mil in court, when you can make a return and dominate their sport for the 8th consecutive time

kenberman · #2 09-07-2005, 12:42 PM

him coming back, and winning, would rule

(and I'm normally anti-comeback)

mikech · #3 09-07-2005, 01:20 PM

why is it that most americans believe that lance armstrong has never used steroids, while at the same time most americans believe that barry bonds has?

i'm much more inclined to think that a guy who had to recover from a life-theatening illness needed performance-enhancing drugs.

bonds is just a great hitter, it makes more sense that armstrong would have doped.

tolbiny · #4 09-07-2005, 01:24 PM

because a lot of people close to bonds have been associated with steroids - and he has admitted that he "may have taken them unknowingly"

Oh yeah, and bonds tripled in size.

Patrick del Poker Grande · #5 09-07-2005, 01:32 PM

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why is it that most americans believe that lance armstrong has never used steroids, while at the same time most americans believe that barry bonds has?

i'm much more inclined to think that a guy who had to recover from a life-theatening illness needed performance-enhancing drugs.

bonds is just a great hitter, it makes more sense that armstrong would have doped.

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Maybe because Lance Armstrong is the most tested athlete in the world and has passed every single time, while Barry Bonds has been shown to have connections to Balco and has admitted to (unintentionally) using steroids. Or maybe it's because Bonds put on 2979476460979 pounds of muscle and head-mass.

mikech · #6 09-07-2005, 01:32 PM

bonds may very well have used steroids, i certainly don't think it's out of the realm of possibility. my point is that armstrong is just as likely, perhaps more so, to have done it as well. i believe a former friend/employee/training partner of his has accused him of juicing, and now there's the positive epo test. this "evidence" is at least as damning as whatever "associations" bonds has had to steroids. so why do ppl want to think of bonds as a bad guy and armstrong as some sort of saint?

jdl22 · #7 09-07-2005, 01:33 PM

Probably because cyclists don't take steroids. Steroids would make them bigger and they certainly don't want that.

Victor · #8 09-07-2005, 01:36 PM

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why is it that most americans believe that lance armstrong has never used steroids, while at the same time most americans believe that barry bonds has?

i'm much more inclined to think that a guy who had to recover from a life-theatening illness needed performance-enhancing drugs.

bonds is just a great hitter, it makes more sense that armstrong would have doped.

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armstrong has admitted to taking illegal substances (by cycling standards) when overcoming cancer. he said they saved his life.

however, he has always contended that when training and competing he has been clean. this may or may not be true. it is certainly possible and probable that someone can recover from cancer at a young age and return to peak form with the work ethic and training that lance has displayed. many have surmised that cancer actually helped lance as he went from being burly (by cycling standards) with broad shoulders and well developed upper body to rail thin. he was, essentially able to start over and develop the perfect body for a cyclist: scrawny in the upper body with large powerful legs.

im just trying to say that its not as far out as you contend that lance came back naturally. also, remember, lance was one of the most gifted and strongest riders before the cancer.

Victor · #9 09-07-2005, 01:39 PM

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so why do ppl want to think of bonds as a bad guy and armstrong as some sort of saint?

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is it really that hard for you to differentiate these 2 guys?

ill make it simple. bonds has always been percieved a dick bc he acts like one.

armstrong come back from death and donates immeasurable resources to saving lifes and inspiring otherrs.

JayLear · #10 09-07-2005, 01:39 PM

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why is it that most americans believe that lance armstrong has never used steroids, while at the same time most americans believe that barry bonds has?

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There is compelling evidence that they both have, which is what I happen to believe. Due to the Balco case, the Bonds/Giambi evidence is just more widely reported in the States.