SocraticGadfly: Wetzel wrong on Lance Armstrong's inspiration value

May 25, 2011

Wetzel wrong on Lance Armstrong's inspiration value

Yahoo Sports columnist Dan Wetzel is usually right on the money. But, his claim that Lance Armstrong's doping, if true, doesn't affect his inspirational value as a cancer survivor? Not so true.

Even if he didn't exaggerate a bit about the severity of his cancer, the "narriative" of his recovery is still clouded.

Inspirational enough, and more realistic, would have been a return to competitive cycling, climaxed perhaps by a top-10 finish in a Tour de France.

Otherwise, yes, even allowing for the higher use of PEDs in cycling, Armstrong, with his "holier than thou" stance that Wetzel nails, is a white Barry Bonds with a smaller head, at least in part.

The "Livestrong" and everything else ... how much is all of this now "hollowed out," as in a hollow mockery?

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