That was another telling thing from the Oprah interview. Youād imagine anyone well coached looking for redemption would have let on they were delighted to have the weight lifted off their shoulders ālook Iām glad itās all come out, I was living a lieā kind of thing. He seemed to genuinely regret making the comeback only because he blames it for his downfall. āI wouldnāt be sitting here if I didnāt come backā. Almost seemed to be admitting that the only thing he regretted was getting caught.
Aye. He got greedy. Iād say thereās Indurain, Bugno and a whole load of others who are sitting in their villas tonight glad they never went down the ridiculous route Armstrong did.
Shit article from a shit journalist. All these accusations flying about but I asked him and he denied it-he lied to me!
Do some investigative journalism you spoofer.
Anyone watching. Iāve a bottle of red here so I thought Iād get it over with now. A half-apology to David Walsh. Not cool.
Armstrong bemoaning that he canāt compete in the Austin 10k. Suggesting that maybe he might be allowed compete in local sporting events in exchange for āa six month subventionā.
āI would apologise to Davidā (Walsh).
Armstrong thesaurus: āAbsolutelyā = No
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July 1999: āI have been on my deathbed, and Iām not stupid. I can emphatically say I am not on drugs.ā[/font]
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Dec 2000: āWe are completely innocent. We run a very clean and professional team that has been singled out due to our success ā¦ Before this ordeal I had never heard of [the performance-enhancing drug Actovegin].ā[/font]
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Jan 2001: āThe simple truth is that we outwork everyone. But when you perform at a higher level in a race, you get questions about doping.ā[/font]
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Jan 2004: āI have never had a single positive doping test, and I do not take performance-enhancing drugs.ā[/font]
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July 2004: āWeāre sick and tired of these allegations and weāre going to do everything we can to fight them. Theyāre absolutely untrue.ā[/font]
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Aug 2005: āI have never doped. I can say it again, but Iāve said it for seven years.ā[/font]
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Fucks sake
I thought the tears were about to flow there.
They night be about to.
Lance comes clean because of his kid - fuck off!
Here come the tears!
Christ, can you imagine being Armstrongās son. Worse than being that Hitler nephew who lived in Dublin or somesuch to paraphrase Father Ted in the New Jack City episode.
Taking out the first 10 minutes of part I of interview, Armstrong has been on the charm defensive. No follow ups at all by the big O - she may have researched the history but she hasnāt lived and breathed it to know when the cunt is out on a limb.
Still, heās gone further than any high profile Irish sporting drugs cheat has ever done.
This advertising from this alone should get the Oprah network through the next year.
Fair sick of this shit. No follow us questions to the big issues
Ah, here
And they all lived happily ever after.
The rest of them will get theirs in time. Armstrong now will ride off into the sunset.
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