Landis admits doping

[GreekGodX]

I'm in the liar and cheater camp. Add thief in there too; people donated a combined $1million, in 2006-07(when he was denying drug use) to help pay for his legal fees. Looks like he is going to get sued due to his emails.

Doping is bad. Yes it gives you a boost at a huge price, years off your life. I don't have to give the facts on why it's bad for you. Why can't it just be about skill and pride for the game anymore? They get paid a ton of money but it never seems to be enough for any athlete. Maybe if they were taught how to hang on to some of the money they wouldn't need to cheat.

[Don Fernando]

Originally Posted by GreekGodX

I'm in the liar and cheater camp. Add thief in there too; people donated a combined $1million, in 2006-07(when he was denying drug use) to help pay for his legal fees. Looks like he is going to get sued due to his emails.

Liar yes, thief yes, I agree on those titels.

Doping is bad. Yes it gives you a boost at a huge price, years off your life. I don't have to give the facts on why it's bad for you. Why can't it just be about skill and pride for the game anymore? They get paid a ton of money but it never seems to be enough for any athlete. Maybe if they were taught how to hang on to some of the money they wouldn't need to cheat.

It's their choice to make weather to use or not. And I disagree with money being the only reason to use, fame and glory are a huge part of the reason too. So teaching them to be wise with their money won't solve the problem.

Let them use doping but under medical supervision to reduce the risks, that's the way to go.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by GreekGodX

Why can't it just be about skill and pride for the game anymore?

Greed, Christos. The excessive desire to acquire or possess more than one needs or deserves.
We think of sports as something pure, like when we were kids. Giving it everything we had was more than enough reward. If it wasn't, those kids were called "bad sports". It was simple, and it was good.
Dump a bunch of money in there, and all hell breaks loose. Literally.
Hopefully this mess will serve to kick Landis up the hill, and get his head right. He's got a tough road ahead of him.

[tsolomon]

Greed isn't always about money, I think ego is a big part of it. I love cycling even with all the doping either real or implied. I don't think anything that Floyd Landis says about other people has any merit at all. I'll stick with innocent until proven guilty for everyone else.