Jones, that was more of a shock and at least Lance can say "oops, sorry, hope you enjoy the half billion toward cancer research that's a result of all of this"
Lance. Whereas Marion proved to be a great athlete with performance enhancing drugs, the compelling storyline of Lance beating testicular cancer to go on to win seven Tours de France and then only have them removed because he cheated is a bigger fall from grace. He was someone that all cancer sufferers and survivors (and even ordinary people) could look up to with admiration on the possibilities that exist with a new lease on life.
Lance Armstrong. I've never liked him so it doesn't bother me personally. But I want his fall to be bigger and hope that as a society we re-consider the concept of 'hero' and raising athletes to that status. I think many people considering this question are more heroic in their daily lives than Lance. Also, lying sucks.
Lance. Winning the Tour de France 7 times in a row after surviving cancer seemed like an impossible feat for any one to achieve. And apparently, it was.
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Jones, that was more of a shock and at least Lance can say "oops, sorry, hope you enjoy the half billion toward cancer research that's a result of all of this"
Lance. Whereas Marion proved to be a great athlete with performance enhancing drugs, the compelling storyline of Lance beating testicular cancer to go on to win seven Tours de France and then only have them removed because he cheated is a bigger fall from grace. He was someone that all cancer sufferers and survivors (and even ordinary people) could look up to with admiration on the possibilities that exist with a new lease on life.
Lance Armstrong. I've never liked him so it doesn't bother me personally. But I want his fall to be bigger and hope that as a society we re-consider the concept of 'hero' and raising athletes to that status. I think many people considering this question are more heroic in their daily lives than Lance. Also, lying sucks.
Lance. Winning the Tour de France 7 times in a row after surviving cancer seemed like an impossible feat for any one to achieve. And apparently, it was.
I'm going to go with option 3, Tonya Harding....
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