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SteelBlue · 03-25-2008, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by creekster

This is also what is so maddening about Armstrong. He was also a once-in-a-generation athlete. He was world champion when he was what, 22 or 23? PLus he was winning tour stages, etc. Without cancer adn the radical re-shaping of his body he would not have been able to dominate the Tour, but he was celarly an exceptional talent and demosntrated it at an early age conitnuing until he retired.

Even aso . . .

You know, 10 years ago I tended to believe most guys were clean. The reason being that I couldn't imagine a truly great athlete who could live with himself taking the top step on the podium while knowing he hadn't really been the best athlete out there. These guys are so type A, they really want to be the best. I couldn't imagine that they'd be satisfied knowing that without the drugs they may not have been. Well, history has proved that my line of reasoning was ridiculous. I still wonder how athletes like Bonds, McGwire, Marion Jones etc... could be happy as they garnered all their fame knowing it was crap. It's something I guess I'll never understand.

creekster · 03-25-2008, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

You know, 10 years ago I tended to believe most guys were clean. The reason being that I couldn't imagine a truly great athlete who could live with himself taking the top step on the podium while knowing he hadn't really been the best athlete out there. These guys are so type A, they really want to be the best. I couldn't imagine that they'd be satisfied knowing that without the drugs they may not have been. Well, history has proved that my line of reasoning was ridiculous. I still wonder how athletes like Bonds, McGwire, Marion Jones etc... could be happy as they garnered all their fame knowing it was crap. It's something I guess I'll never understand.

Several million dollars assuages a fair amount of guilt, I guess.

RC Vikings · 03-25-2008, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

You know, 10 years ago I tended to believe most guys were clean. The reason being that I couldn't imagine a truly great athlete who could live with himself taking the top step on the podium while knowing he hadn't really been the best athlete out there. These guys are so type A, they really want to be the best. I couldn't imagine that they'd be satisfied knowing that without the drugs they may not have been. Well, history has proved that my line of reasoning was ridiculous. I still wonder how athletes like Bonds, McGwire, Marion Jones etc... could be happy as they garnered all their fame knowing it was crap. It's something I guess I'll never understand.

That drive to be the best is what leads them to using. If you had spent your whole life trying to be number #1 and the best you could do was somewhere in the top #25 you don't think you would be tempted? I would. I think you need to be pretty single minded to get there and willing to do whatever it took.

SteelBlue · 03-26-2008, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by creekster

Several million dollars assuages a fair amount of guilt, I guess.

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Originally Posted by RC Vikings

That drive to be the best is what leads them to using. If you had spent your whole life trying to be number #1 and the best you could do was somewhere in the top #25 you don't think you would be tempted? I would. I think you need to be pretty single minded to get there and willing to do whatever it took.

Like I said, my line of reasoning turned out to be ridiculous.