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Originally Posted by blankall
The guys a role model for: children, atheletes, etc...
He shouldn't be:
1) Cheating by doping. Saying "Everyone does it" does not make it right. And no the point of testing is not to "limit" doping. It's to stop it. Hence why they went back and tested atheletes. The whole point of sport is fair competition.
2) Lying about doping.
3) Encouraging others to cheat and attacking those who don't.
LA went out of his way to promote fair play, determination, etc.. It wasn't just that he cheated, it was also the attitude that went with it. He made a fortune off his ongoing self-promotion.
The way to get rid of doping/PEDs is pretty simple. Once someone registers themselves for a level of competition, take samples once every 3-4 months. Keep those samples. When ever a new PED is discovered go back and test to the date that PED is likely to have been introduced.
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Athletes have no obligation to be role models. Anyone with half a brain new he was doping the whole time. The bullying other people to keep quiet bothers me but that really has nothing to do with the doping it just makes him an #######.
The point of sport is not fair competition, that may be an ideal that people have given it not something it ever was. Rich people win, not the the best person. The best coaches, nutrition, training time and drugs wins. Calling sport fair competition is as laughable as saying you can eliminate doping.
Even if you test old samples indefinately it wont stop doping because 5 years later when the tests catch up to the doper the doper has already made money, won and became famous. Lance is sitting on 100 million dollars or he could be a consistant 20th place finisher nobody ever heard of. Given the choice again knowing the outcome he dopes 10 out of 10 times.