Friday, February 1, 2013

Should Lance Armstrong get another chance?

  In the article "Give Lance another chance?" many proclaimed columnists for newspapers and magazines speak out on their views of Lance Armstrong's admission to doping before the races and whether he should get another chance or not. Lance Armstrong has already been banned from professional cycling for life and he was stripped of his seven Tour de France trophies.
  The article includes opinions and quotes from columnists, from a range of different magazines and newspapers. One opinion that stood out to me from all the rest was when Frida Ghitis columnist for The Miami Herald, said " He should make a new career of speaking out about the cost of living a lie." It stood out to me because I think, I'm not sure, that she was being serious when she said that. Though I completely agree with her about it. To make it up to everyone he should teach other people about how living a lie can affect your life in the worst way in the end.
  I think that the whole situation was blown out of proportion. Yes he did cheat but why end his career and ban him from cycling for the rest of his life because of that? There are probably more than half of the athletes out there doing the same thing. You can't fire and ban all of though can you? Or else there would be no entertainment or drama left in the nation to gossip about. So I say at least let him keep cycling because that's what he really loves and give him a second chance to redeem himself.
  This article makes me think that people love to gossip over the most foolish things and then put all their attention onto that. Yes he was cheating, and yes and it was for more than a decade. Though like I said before, most of the athletes out here are probably using performance-enhancing pills to win but nobody has figured it out yet. I say give Lance another chance! People should start showing some sympathy. He did it for you guys, for the fans. He wanted to make them proud.
 

1 comment:

  1. Good post. I think you are right that it is hard to prevent drug use in cycling (or any sport) but the idea is that if you punish the cheaters harshly less will feel the pressure to cheat and destroy their bodies in the process. 100

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