[quote=Blogstar]It seems like in Lance’s case what made him what you like is what made him an asshole. Take my kids amazing 3rd grade teacher. She drives 45 minutes a day, one way, to handle a classroom of kids like very few people could or would. She faces an an abominable administration/system everyday. She’s been doing it about 40 years. If she got cancer and made it back to work would she be as good as Lance? In my eyes shes would be better, even if Lance never doped. She does it without the prestige, without the money, and is a genuine and sincere human being.[/quote]

Well… That’s nice but… The world values athletic performance.

And there is great drama and beauty in bicycle racing.

And even 2nd place doesn’t get you. $100 million empire.