Wednesday 16 January 2013

OBVIOUS RETREAT FOR SERIAL CHEAT



Nobody on this Earth is perfect. That's what makes us human.
Lance Armstrong beat cancer, beat the odds, inspired people to be the best they could be. Along the way on his road to stardom, he ditched those who stood by him in his darkest days (like his wife) and became a different dude.
He called people scumbags, liars, jerks, you name it, for questioning his and his sport's widely rumoured drug use. Science and his closest friends eventually contradicted everything that came out of his mouth.
Armstrong called for people's jobs. He mocked them, he sued them, he bullied them. He questioned their manhood, their motives, their integrity, perhaps not understanding how ironic that would become.
So, while he might tell Oprah he's sorry, and apologize to the loyal souls at Livestrong who do awesome work for a great cause that he was a sham on wheels, he did it because he got caught, not because he is a good man.
Had Lance admitted his cheating when all the facts removed the doubt, people might have forgiven him. But his decade of denials, his contempt, his behaviour, his in-your-face meanness will permanently make him a class ass.
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While the following quote is about relationships, it can also be used for Lance when it comes to lying, excuses and shallow apologies:
“Earthquakes just happen. Tornadoes just happen. Your tongue does not just happen to fall into some other girl's mouth!” 
 Gemma Halliday, Deadly Cool





Monday 14 January 2013