A couple of days ago I read a article about a man from Utah who had been sentenced for sending a threatening email to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart during the Armstrong investigation. Most people will think only completely insane people will sent emails like this but I don't think that's the case in the Armstrong story.
It seems you're now either completely against Armstrong or still right
by his side, no matter
what. It's very hard to be impartial about Armstrong. Every single
person seems to have an opinion about him. Lance's influence is larger
than he thinks, as the
mail I was just talking about shows. Even now, I think his influence is
larger than he could ever imagine. And I think he should be more aware
of this, he should pay more attention to the people who are still by his
side. Cause believe me, it isn't always easy! Don't have to tell you
many people ask me "How on earth can you still support Armstrong?!" The
answer is actually very simple; because he's my hero, he's always been
and he probably always will...There is just something about Lance Armstrong, a certain factor that makes him so very special. I'm not really sure what it is. It might be his huge charisma and his determination, not only in his cycling career but also in his ordinary life. Or maybe it's just the fact that he's a great manipulator and can make people believe whatever he wants. Is it that he has won against all the odds the fight against cancer and came back from it stronger than ever? Or is it that he got away with lying against everybody for over 10 years? Is it because he can speech so very well and can convice people so easily? Or that he, a normal boy from Texas became a Hollywood celebrity who dated movie starts and ownes the personal phone numbers of several US presidents? According to me it's the combination of all of this. There is just so much what Armstrong is, has done and said. He made himself impossible to forget. And that, is the Armstrong legacy.
Catya Leroux
