What is Lance's endgame?

Junk Master wrote:

At this point I think our culture is ready to accept the truth-- nearly every superstar has used some form of PED at some point, even if many can rationalize their usage as just to recovery from injury, or just what the others are doing.

He should stay aggressive, it's clearly his nature, and pull a Nicholson from "A Few Good Men."

"...you can't handle the truth..."

Novitzky: Johan Bruyneel was clear on what you wanted?

Armstrong: Crystal.

Novitzky: Any chance Johan Bruyneel ignored the order?

Armstrong: (Left eyebrow lifted to indicate astonishment) Ignored the

order?

Novitzky: Any chance he... forgot about it?

Armstrong: (Confidently) No.

Novitzky: Any chance Johan Bruyneel left your hotel room and said

"Lance is wrong?"

Armstrong: (Flatly) No.

Novitzky: When Johan Bruyneel spoke to the Team, and ordered them not

to use PED’s, any chance they ignored him?

Armstrong: You ever raced with a world class cycling team, son?

Novitzky: No, sir.

Armstrong: Ever competed in a grand tour?

Novitzky: No, sir.

Armstrong: Ever put your career in another man's hands; ask him to put

his career in yours?

Novitzky: No, sir.

Armstrong: We follow orders, son. We follow orders or the team loses

sponsorship dollars, I lose sponsorship dollars. It's that simple. Are

we clear?

Novitzky: Yes, sir.

Armstrong: Are we clear?

Novitzky: Crystal; sir I just have one more question before I call

Tyler Hamilton and Floyd Landis....If you gave an order, that the USPS

Cycling Team stay clean, and your orders are always followed, then why

would Dr. Ferrari's services be needed? Why would it be necessary to

keep his number on speed dial?

Armstrong: (Reciting) Some of the domestiques were sub-standard

riders, he was being contacted beca...

Novitzky: (interrupting) That is NOT what you said! You said your

relationship with him was severed because you have a public image to

uphold.

Armstrong: That's correct-

Novitzky: You said "image", I said 'public image?' You said "is there

any other kind?"

Armstrong: I know what I said.

Novitzky: I can have the court reporter give back to you-

Armstrong: I know what I said! I don't need to have it read back to me

like I'm some kind of-

Novitzky: Then why the two orders? Lance?

Armstrong: (Awkwardly) Sometimes riders take matters into their own

hands...

Novitzky: No, sir. You made it clear just a moment ago that your

domestiques never take matters into their own hands; your men follow

orders or sponsorship dollars are lost. So Dr. Ferrari shouldn't have

been on any contact lists at all, should he have, Lance?

Armstrong: You snotty little bastard.

Fabiani: Your Honor, I would like to ask for a recess.

Novitzky: I'd like an answer to the question judge.

Judge: The court will wait for an answer.

Novitzky: If Johan Bruyneel gave an order that illegal performance

enhancement techniques weren't to be tolerated, then why did Dr.

Ferrari have to be consulted? Lance? Johan Bruyneel ordered the blood

transfusions, didn't he, because that's what you told Johan Bruyneel

to do.

Fabiani: Object!

Novitzky: And when it started to look bad...

Judge: [interrupting] That'll be all councilor.

Novitzky: [finishing] ...you told the guys to deny everything!

Fabiani: [interrupting] Your Honor!

Judge: [interrupting] Councilor, I'll hold you in contempt!

Novitzky: You bribed WADA with inappropriate donations!

Fabiani: [interrupting] Your Honor!

Novitzky: ...and you doctored the test from the 2001 Tour de Swisse!

Fabiani: Damn it, Novitzky!

Novitzky: And now I'm asking you!

Judge: Consider yourself in contempt!

Novitzky: Lance Armstrong, did you order the blood transfusions?!

Judge: You don't have to answer that question!

Armstrong: I'll answer the question. You want answers?

Novitzky: I think I'm entitled.

Armstrong: You want answers?!

Novitzky: I want the truth!

Armstrong: You can't handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that

has bicycles, and those bicycles have to be raced by men in lycra.

Who's gonna do it? You? You, Frankie Andreu? I have a greater

responsibility than you can possibly fathom! You weep for Tyler and

you curse Floyd. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not

knowing what I know: that PED use, while tragic, wins races. And my

existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, wins Tours!

You don't want the truth, because deep down in places you don't talk

about at parties, you want me on that bike! You need me on that bike!!

We use phrases like "most tested athlete", "never tested positive",

"where's the proof". We use these phrases as the backbone of a life

spent defending something. You use them as a punch line! I have

neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a public who

rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very inspiration that I

provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it! I would

rather you just said "Thank you," and went on your way. Otherwise, I

suggest you pick up a bicycle, and go win a f**kin’ Tour de France!

Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to!

Novitzky: Did you order the transfusions?

Armstrong: I did the job that—-

Novitzky: Did you order the transfusions?!

Armstrong: You're goddamn right I did!!

Bailiff: Lance Armstrong, you have the right to remain silent. Any

statement you make-

Armstrong: I'm being charged with a crime? Is that what this is? I'm

being charged with a crime? This is funny, that's what this is. This

is... [tries to lunge at Novitzky but is stopped by Bailiff's] I'm

gonna rip out your eyes and piss in your dead skull! You f**ked with

the wrong cyclist!!

Bailiff: Lance Armstrong! Do you understand your rights as I have just

read them to you?

Armstrong: You f**kin' people. You have no idea how to win a Tour. All

you did was weaken the sport today, Novitzky. That's all you did. You

put Europe's 2nd biggest past-time in danger. Sweet dreams, son.

Novitzky: Don't call me "son". I'm a Federal Investigator AND a

recreational cyclist. And you're under arrest, you son of a bitch. The

witness is excused.

how did that work for jack,

Brilliant. I recently watched that clip on a relative's TV while visiting on a holiday. Almost a B movie but your version, with a different cast(except Jack), would lift it to the A league.

Love it!

Might have to change, "Son, we live in a world that

has bicycles, and those bicycles have to be raced by men in lycra."

Though "Bicycles have to be raced by men in lycra" would be a killer Monty Python skit.

Lance is now demanding an apology from 60 minutes.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Armstrongs-lawyers-want-apf-1084897475.html?x=0&.v=1

By this point Bonds had moved from denial to simply refusing to comment, but Lance is still on the attack. It just seems like he must have some cards left to play at this point (or at least he thinks so)?

One difference is that Bonds failed a drug test.

Actually, Armstrong is taking a page from the Bonds playbook. Once the circumstantial evidence becomes overwhelming, attack the media and the government. Instead of owning up to the obvious, Lance will--like Bonds before him--imply that there is a vast conspiracy to take him down. It's pathetic, really. By the way, the lab director's statement does not contradict anything in the 60 Minutes story. Lance is just posturing now in the hopes of salvaging his public image. Lance is a hypocrite, a liar, and a cheat. He deserves to go down hard.

Dingler wrote:

Lance is now demanding an apology from 60 minutes.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Armstrongs-lawyers-want-apf-1084897475.html?x=0&.v=1

By this point Bonds had moved from denial to simply refusing to comment, but Lance is still on the attack. It just seems like he must have some cards left to play at this point (or at least he thinks so)?

fuser wrote:

One difference is that Bonds failed a drug test.

And Lance failed 6. (That we know of)

Seems like Lance's endgame is to just last long enough until everybody gives up caring. We may have reached that point. People don't support the government wasting tax dollars on this.

No published, peer reviewed study in the medical literature suggests or identifies a link between testicular cancer and steroid use.

None. Stop the repetition of erroneous information.

Furthermore, testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer in males 18-35 years of age.

I have no pro or con position regarding Lance Armstrong.

I do detest repetitive medical assertions without substance.