Lance Armstrong’s confession to Oprah that he had doped during the Tour de France stunned the world: why would the seven-time winner of cycling’s highest title cheat so shockingly? But Armstrong is merely the most recent in a long history of cheating in cycling. It is the demands of the public‚ both with regards to role models and to national pride‚ which drives many cyclists‚ both past and present‚ to cheat in order to win‚ so as to satisfy these demands. Cheating has a long history in cycling.
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Kyle Calash Lance Armstrong Case Study Sport Ethics September 20th‚ 2012 There are a plethora of different issues that have surfaced since the retirement of Lance Armstrong. Although Lance was looked at as one of the most influential and decorated athletes of all-time‚ things have changed since evidence has been brought up that prove Lance Armstrong is guilty of doping. Many athletes have been found guilty of doping and things alike‚ but‚ Lance Armstrong‚ a cancer survivor was looked to as a role
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Should Lance Armstrong be prohibited from participating in International Sports? Nike Tolentino Lance Armstrong was not only a renowned cyclist but he was considered one of the all time greats in sport. That was until he was found to have used performance enhancing drugs during his career as a professional cyclist. Lance received a life ban and this has caused controversy because some believe that the penalty is too harsh? I am in the opinion that the penalty Lance received is justified and
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seven rides for the Tour they won. Lance Armstrong has been a topic of corruption in the sports community since 2012. While he did all he could to terminate rumors‚ he finally admitted to cheating in the famous Oprah interview done in 2013. Immense repercussions would follow. With seven wins stripped from him‚ Armstrong justifies cheating‚ was dropped from name brands‚ and did all he could to stay on top. Cheating has often been defended by the accused‚ and Armstrong is no exception. According to a
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Should Lance Armstrong be allowed to keep from being sued and should sports heroes be held to a different level of ethics? Why or why not? There are two issues addressed here. One is whether to believe that sports figures should be held to a different ethical standard and two‚ whether others should have the right to sue Lance Armstrong. Sports professionals should adhere to the ethical standards of business and the governing body for the sport in which they participate. Professional sports is
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How Should Our Society Assign Value To Life? We all live in this world where standards are made and we have to meet them in order to be accepted or to fit in. Although‚ we all have our own different opinions and ideas of life‚ we all just try to find ways to be accepted. In my opinion‚ people should not be assigned whether they are valuable or not in this world. We all play a major role‚ even if we may not be famous; we still have the ability to make a difference. For instance‚ I always struggle
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Lance Armstrong was no stranger to the Tour de France‚ being a seven time winner of this distinguished international cycling competition. Although on the 17th and 18th of January after two interviews with Lance were telecast around the world‚ it became apparent that he was also no stranger to taking performance enhancing substances. In the second interview Lance did not say that he thought his lifetime suspension from all competition was ‘unfair’ although he did mention that he thought his penalties
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“If you worried about falling off a bike‚ you’d never get on” Lance Armstrong When I was younger a very interesting thought never registered in my head and that was‚ “If you worried about falling off the bike‚ you’d never get on” (Armstrong). I was eleven years old and it was the summer of 2007. I was ending school and preparing to begin summer camp for the first time in New York. I would regularly ride my bike unjaded around my neighborhood. Certainly‚ I felt like a professional and as summer was
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Lance Armstrong His life has lead thousands to feel the desire to progress and to achieve excellence. Everyone knows of the struggles and trials that Lance Armstrong went through to overcome cancer and to return and win the Tour De France. He has now won the Tour de France six times. He has had a remarkable comeback‚ and it is a remarkable story. As I learned of his trials and read about his life I was amazed at what he had to endure and at the examples that he had in his life. It was a book
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Lance Armstrong used to be one of the most famous athletes for all the times he won the Tour de France. Yet‚ today he might still be famous but not for his achievements; instead he is famous for doping. Doping changed everyone’s perspective on him. Achilles has a similar personality: Agressive‚ doing anything he can to avenge Patrouclus. Both Lance Armstrong and Achilles have similar personality but they show it in different ways. Both Lance Armstrong and Achilles demonstrate an aggressive personality
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