So Lance Armstrong has been interviewed by Oprah and
sorta said sorry for being the bad boy of international cycling. The sadist in
me did enjoy watching an alpha male squirm as he tried to sound contrite. But
let’s face it, the only thing Lance
Armstrong is really sorry about is being caught.
And I really can’t see what all the fuss is about. It is
completely permissible for science to be used to enhance sports equipment for
any advantage it may give. Why can’t the athletes stick stuff in their veins
for any advantage the cocktails they consume may give? Surely advancing their
use by date by a decade or two compared to their contemporaries is their decision.
Jackson Pollock was a drunkard, Dash Snow was a junkie but their
value to society is predicated on the work they produced not the stimulants
they took. Why can’t athletes be given the same leeway?
Perhaps it is because athletes don’t really produce anything of lasting
value. But that is the subject of another post.
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