The problem is not with him doping. For Lance Armstrong, during the 7-year window when he won every Tour de France, 87% of the top-10 finishers (61 of 70) were confirmed dopers or suspected of doping. The problem is with how he attacked people, the way he treated people. Thats what he did wrong.

@screwston713SUC

5 жыл бұрын

But i dont think we should vilify him for the rest of his life. Obviously hes not a very compassionate guy, but most top athletes seem to have a level of narcissism. At some point we can forgive someone for their mistakes, that doesnt mean you have to like them.

@EF50404

5 жыл бұрын

Precisely

@wildmindtv8049

5 жыл бұрын

@@screwston713SUC I forgive him 100%

@ElSmusso

5 жыл бұрын

Down The Center I’m European. I don’t vilify him, he’s turned in his criminally obtained medals. Case closed. Lance is probably a good guy. But there are many good guys making wrong decisions.

@23maurom

5 жыл бұрын

The people defending him are probably unaware of his attempts to ruin people's lives. He went on screwing with people's live to mask who he really was until he was completely exposed, and had nowhere else to run. Probably would continued his sociopathic behavior until he died if the mountain of evidence wasn't publicized. I grew up a huge fan, watched all of his tour wins, read his autobiography......but unfortunately he's a vile person. One of his biggest talents is convincing people he is a genuine and good person. People should really look up everything he did (not just the doping) before defending this guy.

Good interview. I am currently battling stage III testicular cancer. Lance reached out to me through a peripheral connection and offered me great advice and hope. There is a lot of good in this man. He is a fighter.

@chrisbatson3402

5 жыл бұрын

He is doper and cheater when it comes to sport competition not good. He hurt the sport of cycling he didn't help and that's not cool.

@buddhadrome

5 жыл бұрын

Chris Batson here’s an idea - maybe people aren’t all good or all bad.

@yocomproyvendocasas7314

5 жыл бұрын

Lance! Hope one day you will be restituted to your 7 TDF Victories...

@jonny68889

5 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbatson3402 at the time it was part of the sport, you had to go to 20th place to find a non doper. not condoning it but look at the situation pragmatically. He realized it was a gun fight and he jumped in headfirst. hes a d*ckhead for how he treated those close to him who were uncomfortable with covering for him, but that same vehemence is how you get 7u world titles in the hardest sport event. maybe the lesson is winning isnt everything. but to argue hes a cheater whenn 99% of the field is doing the same stuff is a weak argument

@dalezapple2493

5 жыл бұрын

Alex, thanks for the perspective... Best of luck with your cancer treatments.

This dudes a great case study for Psychology students.

@liftsbytg

Жыл бұрын

Why?

@lauraclayton3842

Жыл бұрын

Yes he’s a very interesting character

@nina2222

9 ай бұрын

Yes definitely, he has a huge head with whatever it takes attitude.

@jimparsons4312

18 күн бұрын

Because of his dad giving him up in early childhood development

If he knew he could get away with it, he’d do again. U can see it in his eyes.

@JumpingWatermelons

3 жыл бұрын

He says he would do it again and not change a thing, even knowing he would get caught again. The guy is F*cking crazy.

@sabra1066

3 жыл бұрын

@@JumpingWatermelons not crazy. Understand the game

@JumpingWatermelons

3 жыл бұрын

@@sabra1066 Don't hate the player, hate the game.

@edwnorris

3 жыл бұрын

Armstrong was the one defining the game.

@mrpaulorola1ify

3 жыл бұрын

He did got away with it.😉

I still don't believe he walked on the moon.

@denmark39

5 жыл бұрын

thats an old joke unless u were the same guy written it ;)

@petersimonson9145

5 жыл бұрын

Or rode there. An average pro gets in 10,000 miles per year I've read. The moon on a good day is 225,623 miles away. Twenty two years and six months of pedaling. Given the length of his career, Lance would be on the way back.

@stuffoflardohfortheloveof

5 жыл бұрын

Ignore the others......that is very funny 😂

@guigui9344

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@EnjoytheQ.

5 жыл бұрын

Trust me he was so high he must of

“You can’t win the Tour de France on Mineral water.” *Especially when most other competitors are on a bicycle.*

@basedgodstrugglin

4 жыл бұрын

I drink 17 pH water and run faster than the average speed in the TdF

@MrMiD.Life.Crisis

4 жыл бұрын

Thats such a great quote. Only thing is, most are on a bicycle... Only most of them? Im still waiting for the unicycle race. Hope you're good.

@MrMiD.Life.Crisis

4 жыл бұрын

Thats such a great quote. Only thing is, most are on a bicycle... Only most of them? Im still waiting for the unicycle race. Hope you're good.

@funguy29

4 жыл бұрын

Not on Mineral Water but on a Bicycle you can.

@michaelgove9349

4 жыл бұрын

You'd be surprised just how much of a boost injecting pure bicycle can give you.

I was not a good person and it took losing everything to realize it. I am not yet at the point where 'I would not change a thing' but I do get that I CAN'T change a thing so it's useless to feel as much regret and shame as I do. I really believe him when he says he values the lessons he has learned because I do too. I might not yet be a good person (I'm learning) but I am no longer a bad one.

@goldstandard818

2 жыл бұрын

Peter Attia

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

Enhance Notstrong

@Sonofagreatdad

Жыл бұрын

I believe all people have these character defects. You just see yours. Most of us deny them.

@sullivanbiddle9979

Жыл бұрын

You've been fooled by a sociopath if you believe anything he says is sincere. Why didn't he admit that Betsy Landrieu was telling the truth about what happened in his hospital room when he had cancer when he was on the Oprah show if he's so remorseful then? Dude's a stone cold sociopath and idiots like you believe he's sincere.

@jenmdawg

Жыл бұрын

@@JustAThought155 I call everyone dude. It started as a joke but became a habit. And I’m not easily offended :)

Having just watched the 30 for 30 doc, and rewatching this interview again, leaves me with the exact same feeling - everytime I hear Lance explain the past, I have this overhelming need to take a shower....

Competing at the tour the france without doping is like competing at the Mr Olympia without steroids.

@paolocastellano2771

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@ChivasBarcelonaMex

4 жыл бұрын

Everyone bitching at him like there wasn't somebody close by coming in second place

@westerling8436

3 жыл бұрын

Not really

@nanlin8522

3 жыл бұрын

Its like running for the president of USA without brain damage.

@campbelllewis5068

3 жыл бұрын

​@Lee Shackelford you made this fact up. But I'll give you some names - Carlos Sastre has never been associated with or to any doping scandal. Cadel Evans too. David Montcoutie was known to have not doped on his team as he has a fear of needles. There's 3 top contendors alone. Armstrong even said Sastre winning a TdF was the impetus for his comeback, as he was so scathing of Sastre's ability he felt he could still beat him... when actually Sastre winning the Tour was a sign it might finally be heading towards being clean, even if that meant the times up the mountains were slower than before. But also with Lance, its not even about the doping. Its about everything else. Ivan Basso doped, Alejandro Valverde doped, Alberto Contador probably doped - none of them publicly shamed and ruined the careers and lives of multiple people, blackmailed the governing body and intimidated a legal witness.

“Everyone in cycling dopes himself,” Jaques Antquil said in a 1971 article. “Those who claim they don’t are liars.”

@bd11777

5 жыл бұрын

Cycling, a sport for the unscrupulous

@mitondo6123

5 жыл бұрын

@@bd11777 But nothing tops boxing.

@MomentsforEternity

5 жыл бұрын

@@bd11777 What is your favorite sport?

@glennoc8585

5 жыл бұрын

Yes many took pain killers sime too cocaine for alertness but those drugs don't performance enhance.

@smb06

5 жыл бұрын

@@glennoc8585 you immediately contradicted yourself there bud. "cocaine for alertness but those drugs dont performance enhance" Alertness is part of performance - especially in boxing.

he made the tough questios, but he was kind, non judgemental and let the public to arrive at their own conclusions.....Top if the line interviewer and journalist

What really bothers me is what happened to Pantani. Who cares about Armstrong, he’s ALIVE.

@Chrishagen

3 жыл бұрын

True... I mean it is just a tragedy that he snorted half of Bolivia’s national export and OD’ed in his hotel room. Yet the majority of those riders are still with us, and some are even team Directors. A filthy sport, no doubt.

@joshrandal6982

2 жыл бұрын

@@wadsworth2351 really you were there next to him. You have no idea what each competitor is doing. It’s just ignorant conjecture. How many court rulings on other modern day competitors? He did not get to go on Oprah. Read the other real world comments. You are not in Kansas anymore Toto

@blackmamba3060

Жыл бұрын

@@joshrandal6982 Italian maffia kicked him out of the Giro 99, that's what did him in.

@joshrandal6982

Жыл бұрын

@@blackmamba3060 that’s extremely interesting if true. Is that a conspiracy theory?

The system was eventually going to produce someone like Lance. Inevitable.

@konradmarais7726

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, yes. That gives perspective.

@twosencefromcleveland6084

4 жыл бұрын

Still does...

@pebberjack6026

4 жыл бұрын

froome, contador and so on..

@user-ej2xz3lx2e

3 жыл бұрын

@@pebberjack6026 froome the vegan guy?

This man saved my husband's life... My husband was motivated by this individual and got healthy, riding bicycles, because of him... Was riding in a tournament when he had a heart attack. Because of the cardiac vascular collaterals he built up (we are both RNs) he avoided major heart damage. Thank you, Lance. I am sorry that Lance's life ended up tarnished but we all make mistakes and he is not the only one. Just like nurses, he was held to a higher standard and had a long fall down. We are all human and get caught up in being the best and being competitive. He still did great things for many people. I will always look up to him... Thank you, Lance.... You are human, just like the rest of us. I am also a cancer survivor and he made a difference in my life, too.

@happydays8171

5 жыл бұрын

Deborah Marie Owings Pedal on. Cycling's great ... for the body, and relaxes my mind.

@sjfkkkkk0090

3 жыл бұрын

idiot

@arugulaempire8779

3 жыл бұрын

Saved by a liar.

@maximusthemerciful9452

3 жыл бұрын

John M they all cheat.

@dianecasey4300

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you and your husband survived health scares. However, what Lance Armstrong did was unforgivable! His defiance and arrogance prior to his "confession" were despicable. Armstrong publicly attacked those who told the truth about him. We are all human and make mistakes, but Lance took deception and cheating to a whole new level!

What a great interview! And it must be said as well, what a great interviewer! Usually I find myself complaining about stupid interviewers with stupid questions.

@redfirebonus9408

3 жыл бұрын

Yup I like that dude he was a commentator on MNF

@danospect5991

3 жыл бұрын

@@redfirebonus9408 mike tirico. will be doing the olympics as well. he’s great

@myob3074

2 жыл бұрын

its true its such a fair and meaningful interview

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

Enhance Notstrong

@lrfixit

Жыл бұрын

@@steroidsR4losers yet you are still here being entertained and giving him space in your head for free. You’re welcome.

Armstrong is exactly like Bjarne Riis: He hardly has any conscience and does not regret a thing. Reaching your goal of being #1 in competitive racing trumps everything else and must include whatever is necessary, regardless of the consequences - for your body, for other people, like competitors etc.

About 200 km's everyday for 3 weeks up and over mountain passes . It seems almost impossible to achieve the times they do today without Doping.

@unknownobserver7250

4 жыл бұрын

@Caedan It's not though, its just as bad if not worse.

@alessandrogiarda1251

4 жыл бұрын

It impossible without pain killers even less roids

@TGShunai

4 жыл бұрын

@@unknownobserver7250 there is no possible way for you to know that.

@osvaldoatilio8864

3 жыл бұрын

se siguen dando hermano y de la buena jajajajaj

@GSXK4

3 жыл бұрын

It's doable. Just not as fast.

Doping , ok , but the way he fought the widow of a fellow cyclist and ruined other peoples life to keep his secret was inhuman and discusting .

@glennoc8585

5 жыл бұрын

He is a narcissist and i think he can't help that condition and i feel for him as its something you're born with. He's conflicted with it but its part of his personality. Thats why he replied to the interviewer with a answer that confirmed that. He will screw a friend over in business before long because narcissism make him feel more superior or worthy often for no rational position. A higher position or a greater share with no arguable standpoint or reason. The ego is constantly hungry.

@jimparsons4312

5 жыл бұрын

He had to continue with the lie. Coming clean to the entire world wasn’t an option. A person that lies isn’t a narcissist

@glennoc8585

5 жыл бұрын

@@jimparsons4312 Of course narcs lie they just do it more to try to convince everbody that they're doing the right thing. Its about ego boosting and good or bad deeds whatever it takes. You see the best community leaders and the harshest bosses all roled into the one person.

@AndyBrownt4

5 жыл бұрын

*disgusting

@Liz-dragon-street.

5 жыл бұрын

They wanted a monster in sport and on the bike ..so , hè became one !

He’s right that if all you had was drugs without the insane training, grit, research, and teamwork day in and out, you will come in last. Being exposed for drugs indeed doesn’t nullify the rest of his incredible cycling achievements, especially when most everyone else was doing the same.

@withrootsandeverything3460

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@whitegoodman7465

2 жыл бұрын

Right, people wanna associate all his accomplishments with juice smh

@paullemon5154

2 жыл бұрын

@aroundandaround his results should absolutely be nullified...especially if there was at least one competitor who played by the rules!

@toejamisgreat

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone in professional cycling uses peds

@paullemon5154

2 жыл бұрын

@@toejamisgreat Everyone? Cool it with the hyperbole, please! Not everyone, perhaps most! If there was even 1 person who had competed honestly (which I am sure there was), then cheating the system was unacceptable.

This guy cycled to the moon give him a break.

@zblumenfeld

3 жыл бұрын

He cheated--plain and simple. He doesn't deserve a break.

@toobigforu346

3 жыл бұрын

@@zblumenfeld everyone was, just like all nfl players used to

@manutavano

3 жыл бұрын

@@zblumenfeld guess who's got some sense of humor

@matskoster1071

3 жыл бұрын

@@zblumenfeld Dude if you or I were on dope we still wouldn't have a chance to win a single race, so he deserves at least some credit. And a break.

@roccosiffredi6427

3 жыл бұрын

He’s ruined cycling forever . The guys a piece of garbage

“You can’t win the Tour de France on Mineral water.”

@PInk77W1

5 жыл бұрын

“You can’t win the Tour de France on Jam and bread.” Eddy Merckx

@magicairone

5 жыл бұрын

Laurent jalabert * :)

@PInk77W1

5 жыл бұрын

Erwan Markiewicz I remember him. LoL

@fenderperry

5 жыл бұрын

tony33490 on Gatorade?

@onthepathofloveandfreedom6880

4 жыл бұрын

Bernal won it just with his colombian heart and lunges

Tirico did a really good job here. He asked a few difficult questions but they never felt forced or combative. I was also impressed that he was willing to admit that NFL guys are on drugs, too. Cycling is no more dirty than any other sport. The other sports just do a better job of sweeping doping under the rug.

@kevinconnors4230

5 жыл бұрын

Tirico was AWESOME, AGREED

@happydays8171

5 жыл бұрын

Plus the pay for cycling, when Lance was starting out, was so small, no one cared if they cheated.

@happydays8171

5 жыл бұрын

Anthony Peterson Yes, the ring where they wrestle is always clean.

@nootnoot1463

5 жыл бұрын

DXchulo I think cycling is or was dirtier than a lot of other sports, just because it has been professional for so long and has a really long history of doping, and doping is super beneficial to cycling performance above more skill based sports. But yeah for sure cycling is also the best at testing and dopers get exposed more publicly. I

@heesung

5 жыл бұрын

"Cycling is no more dirty than any other sport." -- this is completely false.

If you've ever been married to a liar/cheater, watching this is eye opening. That same stumbling over words, going back and forth on intent mid comment, changing things in the same sentence as he says it.... yep, seen this before.

@danberg3623

3 жыл бұрын

Iiioio pop

@antoniiocaluso1071

3 жыл бұрын

Do you still believe you had no responsibility in the other's actions?

@rooh5825

3 жыл бұрын

@@antoniiocaluso1071 no, it was all your mom

@loc9588

3 жыл бұрын

Do you think he is sociopathic?

This is some dope content. Good job nbc

Wishing whoever is reading this a great day today:) -Josh Otusanya

@wgvwgv579

5 жыл бұрын

🤮

@whouse7

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh. You too my brother!

I have my own opinion on what and how he did and most importantly how arrogant he was back then.(Very) On the other hand he was the one who got me out of bed @4:30, he was the one who made me ride like a maniac and lose 30+kg and he was the reason I kept saying myself, if a cancer survivor can win TdF I can take on anything. I cant count how many times I have ridden in freezing winter or how many times I went to the gym so early that nobody was there. Funny enough I enjoyed most of it as I felt extremely strong. Long story short: It might as well have been an illusion as I never met him, but for me he was and he is a great inspiration.

@glennoc8585

5 жыл бұрын

No you're wrong...YOU got yourself out of bed at 4.30am and YOUR interest in cycling got you to your goal. You could pick any number of champions of the time or the past to inspire you. Lance cant hold a candke to Greg lemond

@glennoc8585

5 жыл бұрын

@google Lavon Affair lemonds political leanings has nothing to do with his past sports cycling career success. Lance is a democrat these days.

@arcidiavolo

5 жыл бұрын

@google Lavon Affair they did not care about doping in lemond's era...like armstrong: you ve never proved me pos, i do not use. same before him

@keithandrews7696

5 жыл бұрын

L139 X Its outcomes like yours that make this whole process .. can I say .. worthwhile. I support and applaud you.

@geo8708

5 жыл бұрын

@oneviwatara thumbs up on foundation fraud, probably 90% of all are fraudulent. A place to hide $ and use as you see fit, massive fraud.

Still a 7-time winner. It still requires ability, drive, tactics, and almost everyone else was doping too, Lance was the best of them.

@runcaz7802

3 жыл бұрын

Truth!

@ludakris6688

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a big call man

@Laurent_08

3 жыл бұрын

JZ Lol, you clearly don't know cycling at all. It's ok, but you should talk about it, because you're making a fool of yourself..

@TheMrbc74

3 жыл бұрын

yes, but unlike those other cheaters lance decided to destroy the lives of those who realised the sport was sick and they wanted to come clean, that is what makes him the worst cheater in history

I couldn't do it. How could you keep a trophy on your wall and look at it everyday, knowing you got it by cheating?

@jasonyoung9559

3 жыл бұрын

It was an even playing field.

@coachrod333

3 жыл бұрын

Because everyone else was doing the same thing.

@jamesrobertson432

3 жыл бұрын

Not everyone was doing it. And not everyone who was doing it did it to the same degree and did the same drugs. It wasn't a level playing field.

@jasonyoung9559

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesrobertson432 Everyone on the podium was doing it . 9 of the top 10. They should just lift the ban on PED's. Let's see the most incredible pharmaceutical enhanced freaks possible.....that is entertainment.

@jamesrobertson432

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonyoung9559 True lol

Spoiler alert: Next stage for Lance is spray-on tans and no sleep.

@Racer818

5 жыл бұрын

ha ha ha ha ha!

@Murfy02

4 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@keithyj11

4 жыл бұрын

Blahahah! Funny but true. I could see him pulling a Kenny Roger’s

@jdb7945

4 жыл бұрын

That actually is funny 😄 Great joke

Stuart Scott just before Lance’s Oprah Winfrey interview... “I’m very grateful" for Armstrong's anti-cancer efforts: "I don't care about a bike race. I'm fighting cancer and trying to stay alive for my daughters. ... (Armstrong's) efforts that affected millions of people with cancer is his legacy. And you're not going to argue me off that."

@jamesemcguire

5 жыл бұрын

Love that sentiment that you express so well! good luck!

@mikeherrmann494

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. Sport is pastime; cancer is life changing. But fools will persist with unforgiveness and ignore the good that it brought. God bless, I pray that you receive healing.

@shaunthorton7090

5 жыл бұрын

Fighting it myself Bro, still attempting to ride, though my body tells me different..Stay strong 💪and prayers 🙏for you.

@zadeh79

5 жыл бұрын

His perseverance was unbelievable. He beat cancer and came back to win another title (Lance rode his bike 40 miles/day. Cancer doesn't want anything to do with that). ....I wish your cancer be gone.

@MM-mx8sr

4 жыл бұрын

You know that after 2005 most of the money did not go to the cancer science? It went in armstrongs pocket for giving speeches and for advertisment. After 2005 his foundarion did nothing for fighting cancer!

Everyone's on steroids - nate diaz

@cephasmakuzva

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone is on it all your favourite athletes are on it

@tetsianjorin1111

3 жыл бұрын

@@cephasmakuzva Usain bolt is clean idec

Papa John and Armstrong should do a podcast 1 on 1, would be very interesting to see what they share

"Our doped up guy beat their doped up guy" - Bill Burr

@SAMZIRRA

5 жыл бұрын

She stood on the heads of those little people

@Jedlmind

5 жыл бұрын

He was also found to have the most advanced doping scheme.... He was wasn't the "average" doper.

@TheFruit6

5 жыл бұрын

@@Jedlmind If everything we know now about Lance is somewhat true, he appears to be a hardworking guy, did not slack at anything, including medical component. There are no 'participation' medals, you need to put consistent effort, a lot. (I have amateur racing experience)

@colostomybag9367

5 жыл бұрын

Love old billy no boos

@andrewm1444

5 жыл бұрын

And the filthy people who run that sport, are they gonna turn in their yachts?

The Team Postal years were the most incredible years for me of watching this race. Especially when they were riding in an echelon formation in a cross wind- some images are burned in my mind. It’s just not the same.... drugs or not, that was some exciting racing to watch! The amount of training required, nutrient intake...

@THEAMGVIDEOS

4 жыл бұрын

Agree, i stopped watching

@johngillon6969

3 жыл бұрын

I could not believe the post office sponsered him and gave him no coverage. i don't think he did anything wrong. the reality and the truth is that was the race game at the time. i am sure that the top racers are still doing this. it was political. the nanny state ... bobby fischer died a man without a country because he only wanted to play chess against a russian.

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

Enhance Notstrong

@michael-4k4000

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds racist, how many black riders were on the team? ZERO! ZERO BLACK RIDERS! Not one single member on the US Postal team.....

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

When are the ROIDERS going to be PROSECUTED for STEROIDS? ROIDERS are LAW BREAKING UNHEALTHY FAKES! Stay natural buddy!

Tyler Hamilton's book gives a pretty good overview of those times, the need to use performance enhancing substances and techniques to compete at top levels, and what appeared to me to be a pretty unbiased picture of Armstrong and other top echelon bike racers and those they rode for. Hamilton for the most part agrees with Armstrong when he says "we did what we had to do", and it wasn't simple. Not by a long shot! He quotes Armstrong describing top racers as "stone-cold killers" when it came to team politics, and Armstrong seemed to fall into that category. As is pretty common, maybe it's a good idea not to learn too much about your heros. They may not remain your heros. That is one painful sport.

He stabbed his best friends in the back, cheated on his sport, lied to his fans. What a hero!!!

He admits he cheated, but he talks as if he didn’t. Shifting responsibility. Wonder if that’s understandable since the UCI (international cycling organization) encouraged & hid the doping to increase the stature & revenue. Wonder if he sees himself as a pawn in UCI’s game, one that now has to pay the price.

@karl8805

3 жыл бұрын

He disnt cheat he levelled the playing field....its not chearing if everyones doing it

@mackenzieklazinga6507

3 ай бұрын

Like Jan ulrich said lance was just better at doping than the rest. If you didn’t dope back then you would make it to the pros

The ball on this guy...

@Mr.T-BAGGIN-UR-MOM

4 жыл бұрын

LMAO 😂

@licklippin8238

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Toomer good lord this had me rolling😂

@justinjackson7688

4 жыл бұрын

underrated

@mattman007100

4 жыл бұрын

and he’s still in that river in Egypt

@rufusgoldstein2655

4 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there.

Dope interview!

This makes me so sad, I really looked up to him. smh I feel like no one is clean nowadays

@demdjen77

3 жыл бұрын

There is NO TOP SPORT WITHOUT DOPING. So get over it.

@jamesrobertson432

3 жыл бұрын

Rude

@andrebudiman4506

2 жыл бұрын

Why? Everybody is on ped.. he isn idiot to compete without ped

Good interview and I thought his answers were thoughtful and honest.

Great interview. Nice to watch something beyond the usual cliched interview that is so typical of sports. A little uncomfortable to watch. Keep these coming.

Lance's body language is interesting to watch.

@sylviahouder6665

3 жыл бұрын

He was on something during this interview.

@mr.i2508

3 жыл бұрын

The constant moving of hands while talking is a sign of a psychopath

@verstappen9937

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.i2508 no it’s not🤦🏽‍♂️

@2bigbufords

3 жыл бұрын

yea something kinda weird like hes nervous or something else

@UHcougs22

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely did some EPO before the interview

Doping or not, the guy took cycling to the mainstream

@breizhpunishers29

4 жыл бұрын

in the US, cycling was mainstream in Europe already.

@MeBallerman

4 жыл бұрын

No, he took it down, made cycling something to despise.

@Augenhose

3 жыл бұрын

Only in the US !!! Europe has a over 100 year long cycling tradition already.

@gabkoost

3 жыл бұрын

LOL. Cycling is probably the 3d sport in Europe behind Football and Tenis. If it ain't mainstream i don't know what is.

@g.m3399

3 жыл бұрын

No he didn’t lol 😂

In my youth Lance was my cycling hero, still is to a degree, not gona lie, hurt when this came out.

@bartbollen8166

3 жыл бұрын

The guy could ride,even without drugs. Cant take that away

@turnerburner922

2 жыл бұрын

There is no way he is the only one. Probably a more level playing field than you realize.

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

Enhance Notstrong

@markcavandish1295

Жыл бұрын

@@steroidsR4losers I walked to the gun store

@steroidsR4losers

Жыл бұрын

Steroid users are like little kids wearing a costume and wanting you to believe it's really them! If you don't go along with it, they throw a tantrum! Stay natural buddy!

I still admire you Lance, you still inspire me. Youre still my motivation to stay healthy and keep riding my bike.

@mikehascats26

5 жыл бұрын

you admire cheaters then

@mikehascats26

5 жыл бұрын

@mr arican you admire scumbags

@garyking508

5 жыл бұрын

Stay healthy! LOL

@krioni86sa

5 жыл бұрын

Keanu Reeves should play as squirrel girl in the mcu

Drugs or no drugs, this guy gave inspiration to so many people! He is saving lives! And that`s most important!

@TheShoshie10

3 жыл бұрын

And he is doing his best to repent for his past mistakes so people should just give him the benefit of the doubt

@susisiebert6664

3 жыл бұрын

Until his teammates came out with the truth about his doping, lying, cheating, narcissism and bullying

@mermaidthea

3 жыл бұрын

@@susisiebert6664 Everyone makes mistakes!

@davidkaplan5517

11 ай бұрын

@@TheShoshie10 Yeah but I don't think the problem is doping it's how he treated people who were right and accurately called him out.

I meet this guy at Old Pueblo MTB race in Tucson Arizona, as Italian I ask him question about the fight with Pantani and he talk very nice about him , for me was enough to take a picture with this strong man.

Many americans always with their obsession with succes... with being the best. No, living light, living easy and kind to people also brings happiness. Greetings to everyone.

Great interview on both sides. Well done gentlemen.

Lance made watching cycling exciting. I dont think i have watched it since

@MainUkraine

3 жыл бұрын

Exciting*

@commonsensethecynosure1639

3 жыл бұрын

What you are saying, and I know that I am correct. You loved Armstrong but merely liked cycling if that.

@duanesmith7263

3 жыл бұрын

@@commonsensethecynosure1639 What are you saying? And i dont care if im right.

Looked up to this dude a lot. He was my childhood hero and large part of why I got into biking. A large reason why biking is what it is today in the US IMO. Because of this his story is so complicated. He impacted cancer patients, gave them hope. For the sake of a big fat lie. I still can't believe him sometimes even when he IS telling the truth because he is just so good at keeping the same face. Whether it's the truth or a lie. Sad.

@ChrisM-bn5vr

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean for the sake of a big fat lie? He only told that lie because he had to so he could protect himself. Everyone that was biking was also doing what he was doing, if he wanted to compete he had no other choice to do it. They chose to target him because he was the winner so he had to protect himself by saying he wasn't using the PEDs. He's still a champion, he won all those races fairly. Basically every elite athlete is using some form of PEDs, they all have very good doctors who help them beat the system.

I'm very happy that my bike frame says Seven-Time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong.

Fascinating to see where he is in his process. Redemption takes a while. Glad he's hanging in there, can't wait to see how he resolves this all. A complicated character, his story transcends sport to deal with more complex human issues.

@domestique3954

2 жыл бұрын

Right-this documentary shows some seldom moments where Lance shows his feelings......

@oscarlindvall1053

2 жыл бұрын

@@domestique3954 Obvious sociopath.

@Eisenbison

2 жыл бұрын

He cheated. He will always be remembered as a cheater. Nothing he can do will redeem his status.

@JosedeJezeus

2 жыл бұрын

He did it for money and glory, same story as so many

@evelia1156

2 жыл бұрын

@@Eisenbison it’s not cheating when everyone is doing the same thing. He never had an unfair advantage over his rivals. Therefore, he did not cheat.

Things have changed alot since then. I think smart people understand that high performing athletes use peds.

he's not completely worthless, he can always serve as a bad example

@thenorthman515

3 жыл бұрын

Crime pays...

I wish you the best in your difficult journey into learning about yourself. Good luck Lance!

@mikemascaro4301

5 жыл бұрын

Nice :) ...few syllables I’m with that!!

@denniscassley2569

4 жыл бұрын

He HURT & RUINED some people. If he's remorseful? Give Greg & Kathy LeMond $5 million, and at least $2 million each to Emma O'Reilly, Stephanie McElvain and husband, Frankie and Betsy Andreu, etc.

@lwaliz

4 жыл бұрын

I wish him the worst. May he suffer as much as all those who unfairly lost competitions and chances of making their fortunes just because he cheated them out of their hopes and dreams through taking drugs and forcing others to do so.

@Irvingsilk

2 жыл бұрын

@@denniscassley2569 Still the best to ever do it.

I guess he was the best Doper cause he won 7 Tours. He was, and is, a legend .

@navylaks2

5 жыл бұрын

Well he had the best lawyers according to Tyler Hamilton if everyone was as doped as he was he could never have won anything ;)

@CJTranceAddiction

4 жыл бұрын

@@navylaks2 Yeah right, but then you take away all the doping and ALL the drugs. Like Lance said, a fist to fist fight. I think Lance would have won even greater. He was a beast and the drugs actually made him seem superhuman where drugs on most make them significantly better. Not everyone will shatre the same outcome.

@shaunthorton7090

4 жыл бұрын

@Boomerang Trotter - I don't answer questions , if you don't know, then I suggest you troll someone else.

@shaunthorton7090

4 жыл бұрын

@Boomerang Trotter - Fair enough

@satsuma1754

4 жыл бұрын

@@CJTranceAddiction Wrong...The big reason he won is because he had more money then anybody. Just watch his former teamates, Hamilton etc, never did anything when they left us postal

Em...Am I the only one who instantly thinks of South Park when he talked about the bar in Colorado? LOL

how many times does this man have to apologise

@futurez12

3 жыл бұрын

He may as well not bother because it's insincere AF anyway.

@B-A-L

3 жыл бұрын

Only once more to all the people he bullied, threatened and lied to, publicly and live on tv!

Even after watching the film Program, I still cannot get my head around it all

Great interview, loved it. Thanks for the video.

Thank you lance

Lance will always be a champion in my eyes. He was targeted in a group of people who were all doing the same thing!!! This guy should remain an inspiration to everyone

@paolocastellano2771

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@adamdickinson2894

4 жыл бұрын

Ridiculous

Thank you for.speaking about your therapy journey!!!!

I really hate the way he acts like doping is something is something that happened to him rather than the reality that it was a choice he made. You make a choice to cheat, you don't have to make a choice to play fair. And then to back that up with bullying, intimidation and lying, sometimes under oath, makes it twice as bad.

@Nukleon

3 жыл бұрын

nah. Me made a choice, thats true, but the choice was a choice to win

@adamdickinson2894

3 жыл бұрын

@@Nukleon nah. He made a choice to win by cheating, he made a choice to win at all costs, he made the choice that his greed in terms of wins, money and reputation, was more important than all the lives and careers he ruined by his cheating. He's indefensible

@jokukayttaja3276

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamdickinson2894 he made that choice already when he started that sport. You can't win without doping. It's the same for everyone who wants to get to the top in a sport like this

@adamdickinson2894

3 жыл бұрын

@@jokukayttaja3276 firstly, I absolutely rebuff that he had to dope. Plenty of riders didn't and they're the ones we should respect now, not the disgraced shadow-champion. And Lance didn't just dope, he professionalised doping. He industrialised it. He didn't just see what everyone was doing and match it, he brought it to a whole new level that nearly killed the tour. I know you want to believe that he was just matching what everyone else was doing, but that's just not true. Then add to that the way he tried to end the career of anyone who tried to speak out against him - riders, team staff, journalists, whoever it was he actively sought to ruin lives just to protect the greed of what he'd won through his lies. HE CHOSE to do all of that and if you think any different then you're just lying to yourself... In that respect you suit Lance quite well

Great interview. Thanks lance.

Hey, people still watch the Kardashians, life ain’t always real. At least this man put tens of thousands of hours of training in all conditions.

@denmark39

5 жыл бұрын

So did all the others. thats cycling for you.

@timdowney6721

4 жыл бұрын

Jiminy Cricket Why do you think other pro cyclists didn’t put in the same training?

@user-co1gi7yd2r

4 жыл бұрын

denmark39 and dope just like lance but still couldnt beat him

Do you want to hear the truth or do you want him to say what you want to hear?

@shane-irish

4 жыл бұрын

He never says the truth he cant

@russelljohnson437

4 жыл бұрын

Shane Canning or you can’t stupid

They couldnt give his titles to the guy in second or third because they were doing the same drugs. He's still a hero to me.

@futurez12

3 жыл бұрын

^^^^ Salty American who can't accept that the whole time they didn't have the best cyclist. Keep accusing _everyone_ else, that'll make it better. Yeah, that'll mean he _was_ the best, and you can all sleep better at night, still believing USA, USA, USA is superior to the rest of the world.

@AndreGomes1987

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't matter who wins at cycling, USA is superior in every single way to any other country on earth. You're the salty one bro.

@conscious_competence3703

3 жыл бұрын

@@AndreGomes1987 I mean, the person with the highest IQ ever didn't live here. Although knowledge doesn't make you better than anyone in my opinion going by your argument it seems like it would. There are other things different countries are good at too.

Just started taking cycling seriously for the past 3 years and when you really get down on this two wheel gang then you realize that Lance is the 🐐!! Hands down .. spin to win baby

@paulbredewoud2304

4 жыл бұрын

I think Eddy Merckx is the goat, because he was even more dominant and won a lot more races outside the TDF

@karl8805

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulbredewoud2304 armstrong was world champ Armatrong dominated more tdf than merx...he only rode for the tour

@kennethravelo

3 жыл бұрын

@@karl8805 Eddy Merckx is the ultimate 🐐

I honestly think that Armstrong problem was not the doping it self but his inability to be humble. Once he was officially exposed, rather than being open and accept his defeat, he kept arrogantly denying it up to the point his reputation was severely damaged. Even by the time he did the Oprah interview he hadn't grasped how extensive the damaged was done. He was more concern with the law sues than the moral responsibility. This is why his recovery road before the cycling fans and sports in general is going to be a long one.

@1hokahey

5 жыл бұрын

who are you god?

@amishasdf

5 жыл бұрын

@@1hokahey Dont need to be a god to have opinions. Armstrong should have just said its WADAs responsibility to show proof, not his responsibility to defend himself. None of this would have happened. Around 90% of top ten finishers have all been confirmed of doping.

@gregorythomashalsey4801

5 жыл бұрын

Beebe Rutledge No, the writer is just offering a rightful opinion on all that's transpired. No one had the God's eye view, don't think that's relevant.

@shane-irish

4 жыл бұрын

Ya a bully a lier and a ego mania

I agree with Lance Armstrong : fierce competition and pushing the limits of athletic performance gets being promoted all the time while the same people condemn doping. It's hypocritical of them.

He wouldn’t have made 130 million dollars if he hadn’t used. He still a very rich man even after all the lawsuits. Bravo…..you beat the system. All cyclists used during that era. Lance did what he had to do. Legend!!!!

Lo necesitamos en español 😭

First 60 seconds: um, eh, uh, well, hmmm. Evade, deflect, avoid the question. C’mon Lance. Say what happened. You wanted everybody to believe you were the greatest cyclist on earth. You felt you had to do what you had to do to compete. You trounced anyone who stood in your way. Own it. Just own it.

@cschmi9624

3 жыл бұрын

He did own it. That wasnt the question though. The question was about kids. lol

@myob3074

2 жыл бұрын

will you just leave him alone he's at least as honest in his answers, people like you can never be happy and give 1% forgiveness anyway and he's got millions more that love him and see redemption in his story....and you believe your opinion count for exactly what? my goodness

@philinn4788

2 жыл бұрын

@@myob3074 history will see him as the greatest cheat in sports history, a coward and a liar.

@shankarsaraswat5149

Жыл бұрын

@@philinn4788 why is that?

He still never mentions the impact of how he treated so many people so cruelly. "I wouldn't change a thing" whoa. He really hasn't come that far.

@Arturo-sm1tb

5 жыл бұрын

Was looking for an apology to the Andrieus for starters.

@ericcarrillo1294

5 жыл бұрын

He's still really scummy imo.

We all choose the company we keep. I, for one, will not judge Lance. He made his decisions and now is living with them. I hope I have as much courage to deal with my mistakes as he has had dealing with his.

I feel for his fans.what a heartbreak

People forget so quick, lots of people here talk about every cyclist of that era was on the juice and thats THE BIGGEST LIE, Lance wants people to think that way so he doesn’t looks as bad but the fact is that maybe the top 50 cyclist of the era were, doping is not cheap especially the kind of treatments they were taking, not everyone had that kind of money and the saddest part is that the guys that did thing the right way were placing 100th place or worst, but the worst thing is that HE DIDNDT COME CLEAN HE GOT COUGHT and didnt have another option, the time when he got caught he did everything in his power to continue with his FRAUD please dont forget that for more than a decade he destroyed countless of lives in order to protect his lie.

@thomaswillis5323

4 жыл бұрын

Shut up, who are you? Were you there? You know all the facts? Stay behind your keyboard and write off a man who has accomplished more than you ever dream to. Take the drugs out of the equation and the results would be the same.

Pro bodybuilding and pro cycling have something in common, both require the athletes to take the best new drugs to compete at the top levels of the sport.

@dustinengle9307

5 жыл бұрын

Literally any pro level sport.

Right on!!!

I love you Lance!!

He didn't pay that much for ruining so many lives. His heart is cold and full of cynicism.

@Kratossterone

4 жыл бұрын

wait wut what lives lol?

"the line between good and evil lies across every human heart" great interview.

@steroidsR4losers

2 жыл бұрын

Enhance Notstrong

I hated Barry Bonds Mark McGuire for what they did to baseball but seeing Lance Armstrong just make my blood boiler what he did cycle and for being all round bad guy.

MT is a great interviewer

I just can't get on the "let's forgive Lance" bandwagon. All the big names throughout cycling history have used some form of chemical enhancement to augment their own natural abilities. My beef with Armstrong is that when confronted with proof he chose to s**t all over everyone who posed even a remote threat to his rep. No class buddy. That's not how a real hero acts. Had he just shut his mouth and kept riding and winning (like all the other great winners before him did), people would eventually drop it. Instead, he lost his mind and turned into a raging a**hole.

@adamburling9551

2 жыл бұрын

You have more insight to yet receive..

Before you believe this public relations video, look into why the industry doesn't like Lance. It's not because he doped, it's because he DESTROYED the lives of those who told the truth about him... THAT is why what he did is unforgivable. IT'S NOT JUST THE DOPING, people.

Amazed me they cycled without helmets back then, and I was born in 1987...

@lothburke2243

3 жыл бұрын

I see people everyday not wearing them. Lol

“Everyone’s on steroids” - Nate Diaz.

@carlmarks8170

3 жыл бұрын

It's not true. There are clean athletes. It's just a shame there are so many cheaters, particularly in American sports.

@flyingchimp12

3 жыл бұрын

@@carlmarks8170 Tour de France isn’t American. If you think American sports are the dirtiest you’re severely uninformed or misinformed.

@carlmarks8170

3 жыл бұрын

@@flyingchimp12 Thanks for pointing out the Tour de France isn't American. I had no idea.

@paulcoffield2102

3 жыл бұрын

So Nate Diaz is on them as well. Good to know.

Wow... This guy was the first man to ride a bicycle to the moon. Also a legendary trumpet player. What a talent.

@James-cp9uh

5 жыл бұрын

@Dominique Roydor Not cheating if everyone is doing it.

@James-cp9uh

5 жыл бұрын

@Dominique Roydor Cheating implies an advantage used to secure victory over someone else who operates within the rules of a game or competition. there was no advantage for Armstrong here, it was level playing field. Hence, not cheating. I do appreciate your weak attempts at making me feel guilty, though. Unfortunately the only one being childish here is you. You claim you don't want to meet people who are willing to find ways to get a one-up on their competition in your business dealings. Well, news flash for you, any good businessman or woman will cheat the system to get one over on people. that is how you become successful. Your naive view of the world tells me that you are the one with minimal real world experience. So don't talk to me about maturity when you don't know the first thing about being an adult.

After a few years of disappointment,today i honestly think that Lance Armstrong was one,if not the best cyclist of all times.

@Garfie1d73

5 жыл бұрын

He's a f*** a***

@valeriefernandez6736

5 жыл бұрын

you are crazy !

@graydonbardwell4637

5 жыл бұрын

Niki Luciano agreed... PEDs helped him recover but they didn’t give him the focus and the discipline and skill. There is way more to his victories than the drugs...

@anracingrsr1

4 жыл бұрын

He is the biggest asshat ever

You know I am sick of all the LA apologists he was despicable in trying to destroy people’s lives go away already

Lance..... You are the best....

He still can't give a straight answer.

@ianstevenson1324

4 жыл бұрын

Mr Watto because he doesn’t like talking about it. It’s simple. I personally feel that he did nothing wrong by doping.

@DMWBN3

4 жыл бұрын

Ian Stevenson every one is entitled to their opinion, I 100% disagree. However, I respect it.

@michaelgove9349

4 жыл бұрын

@ Ian Stevenson - Out of interest, if outright cheating by doping is "nothing wrong" where would you draw the line? Tampering with opponents medications? Tampering with opponents' bikes? What about lying about your doping, and actively trying to destroy the careers of people who threatened to tell the truth about you - as Lance Armstrong actually did? If you don't think that's wrong, you need a whole new moral compass.

@joits

4 жыл бұрын

@@ianstevenson1324 He cheated but he did nothing wrong. What?

@fred-shieh

4 жыл бұрын

Ian Stevenson Can you put it this way, what he did was wrong but what he did probably didn’t make it unfair rather made it a level playing field for many

I am glad Lance is telling the truth and in a better place now than before. Lies dropped so easily out of his mouth before. I would shake the man’s hand, but would never trust him again. I wish the best for him and his family. Thank you for truths finally, even if it was simply to self preserve.

@valeriefernandez6736

5 жыл бұрын

He said the truth yes but why? because the FBI had evidence. He despised and chased Floyd Landis for revenge when he unpacked. And do not forget that it's a great asset to ruin the life and business of Greg Lemon. You have very very short memory it is very dangerous in front of this kind of psychopath.

@B-A-L

3 жыл бұрын

@@valeriefernandez6736 Probably forgave Hitler, Stalin and Trump too lol

Would love to see him interview Greg LeMond. Especially after their history.

@ParadeTheGospel

4 жыл бұрын

What is their history? I've heard people mention it but not really the specifics

@smokeAndMirrors74

4 жыл бұрын

Parade The Gospel If you get a chance, watch the “30 for 30 Slaying the Badger.” An amazing documentary on LeMond and Hinault BUT they talk about the beef between LeMond and Armstrong towards the end. Can get it for a few bucks on the iTunes Store, etc. It got pretty ugly between them. LeMond even shows up at a press conference questioning Armstrong in front of several people. You can find that on KZread.

@abone2pick

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParadeTheGospel he was salty lance passed him as the greatest American cyclist and attacked him verbally in front of the press. Lance ofc went back at him.

@ParadeTheGospel

3 жыл бұрын

@@abone2pick ok

the thing is everyone was doping Everyone ......he still was the best rider

This is more of a PR video than an “interview.” It looks like NBC wants to refresh Lance’s image for some reason. My bet is that we will soon be seeing him with Bob Roll & co. at NBC’s Tour de France coverage.

@pakamov

5 жыл бұрын

I hope they do. Doper he was but also one of the greatest athletes in this sport. His insight is priceless he won it 7 times for fucks sake.

@dns1235

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same. Sherwin passed, and Ligget is no spring chicken.

@pedalpatrol

5 жыл бұрын

Na he is doing is own thing now i dont think he will drop this.

@alexsington

5 жыл бұрын

NBC should bring him on. His podcasts are really good

@charlesm7646

5 жыл бұрын

It would certainly spice things up wouldn’t it? I think it would be interesting to watch. I’m not all that crazy about his personality, but he knows so much about the Tour - I would certainly tune in to watch it .