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Good Day All,
I have read only some of the messages of support and defending Lance and some of the accusatory messages of Mr. Armstrong. I will state up front that I do not believe that Mr. Armstrong is using performance enhancement drugs.
How many times has he been tested? We all know that for every day that he wears the Yellow Jersey, he gets tested. He gets random tests while competing. He gets random tests during the off season. I was told that he even has to inform the governing bodies of his travels, down to the details as to where he is going to be lodging and how long he will be in each place. This may even apply to when he is at home. Talk about giving up your liberties. And yet, inspite of all the testing, inspite of all the investigations, inspite of all of the accusations, not one positive test result has been made public.
This is a very naive position, you will say. To that I will answer. Just think of the "Gottcha!!!!" effect that a positive test result would have. The person or agency that could prove completely that Lance Armstrong used and is using performance enhancing drugs, would have their reputation set. This person would be hailed as a journalist crusader, a person to be respected and feared. Why? Because he was able to catch the King of Doping!!!!
I, personally believe that drugs are far to prevalent in sports. You are correct when you state that there is not any testing, or at least very litte testing in the NFL. The NBA doesn't test for marijuana or other illegal drugs. What sort of message do you think that sends to kids today? Does it surprise anyone when we hear of the antics of people like Rasheed Wallace, or hear of the death of Lynn Bias? Drugs are a cancer on our society. And just like cancer, their end result is never good.
This brings me to the more personal part of this message. I purchased a LiveStrong bracelet. When I first received them, I was sorely disappointed. Then I realized that they only cost a buck! The money is not the point. I have many friends who are cancer survivors. I will tell about two of them. Karen is a double breast cancer survivor. Karen was embarrassed to be seen in church because she was loosing her hair. I shaved my head bald so that she would feel more at ease. Shaving my head was a hassle. And every time that it became a problem for me and when I wanted to stop, I thought about Karen and the hassles that she was having. Then I lathered up my head and scrapped my razor across my cue ball. Then I would seek out Karen and give her a big hug. She is doing fine today.
The other person is Cynthia. Cynthia also is a breast cancer survivor. Just as she was about to retire and to enjoy life, she was hit with breast cancer. She had surgery, chemo and maybe even radiation treatments. This is like being in a knife fight and when you get cut and fall down, then people repeatedly kick you and yell at you to get up. I wonder how many of use would survive? Cynthia then reassessed her life. She moved to Florida to be closer to her family and old time friends. Cynthia's struggles upset my wife very much. This is how I knew the importance of Cynthia in my life and my wife's life. Cynthia just recently died. Her cancer returned with a vengeance. But now her ordeal is over.
So when I look at the bracelet that I wear. This rubber band. It is not the price that I paid that matters. It is the debt that was incurred by others that motivates me. Karen may still surcome to cancer. Currently she is cancer free. Cynthia is cured. We all grieve when we think of her and others. But, truly, her struggle is over. She has made it over the hill and is now in the promised land.
If Lance is using drugs, then it is just one more example of why we should not look up to sporting figures as our role models. If he is not, then
GO LANCE GO!!!
KICK THEIR BUTTS!!!!
Phil Harden
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From: Jake Bigham
To: dar-@yahoo.com
Cc: ob-@topica.com
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Mr. lemond
On Saturday, July 17, 2004, at 02:48 PM, Derek Darves wrote:
As for Lemond, I wouldn't be suprised at all to find out, perhaps many
years later, that he was privy to information that you cannot find by
following Velonews and OLN everyday. He has said on several occasions
that he is disgusted with the hold doping has on cometitive cycling, and
he probably has good reason for saying so.
perhaps because he was involved up to his eyeballs?
Jake Bigham
2774 SW Summit Dr.
Portland, OR 97201
h/ 503 228 1338
c/ 503 419 8012
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good Day All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have read only some of the messages of support
and defending Lance and some of the accusatory messages of Mr. Armstrong.
I will state up front that I do not believe that Mr. Armstrong is using
performance enhancement drugs. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How many times has he been tested? We all
know that for every day that he wears the Yellow Jersey, he gets tested.
He gets random tests while competing. He gets random tests during the off
season. I was told that he even has to inform the governing bodies of his
travels, down to the details as to where he is going to be lodging and how long
he will be in each place. This may even apply to when he is at home.
Talk about giving up your liberties. And yet, inspite of all the testing,
inspite of all the investigations, inspite of all of the accusations, not one
positive test result has been made public. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a very naive position, you will say.
To that I will answer. Just think of the "Gottcha!!!!" effect that a
positive test result would have. The person or agency that could prove
completely that Lance Armstrong used and is using performance enhancing drugs,
would have their reputation set. This person would be hailed as a
journalist crusader, a person to be respected and feared. Why?
Because he was able to catch the King of Doping!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I, personally believe that drugs are far to
prevalent in sports. You are correct when you state that there is not any
testing, or at least very litte testing in the NFL. The NBA doesn't test
for marijuana or other illegal drugs. What sort of message do you think
that sends to kids today? Does it surprise anyone when we hear of the
antics of people like Rasheed Wallace, or hear of the death of Lynn Bias?
Drugs are a cancer on our society. And just like cancer, their end result
is never good. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This brings me to the more personal part of this
message. I purchased a LiveStrong bracelet. When I first received
them, I was sorely disappointed. Then I realized that they only cost a
buck! The money is not the point. I have many friends who are
cancer survivors. I will tell about two of them. Karen is a
double breast cancer survivor. Karen was embarrassed to be seen in
church because she was loosing her hair. I shaved my head bald so that she
would feel more at ease. Shaving my head was a hassle. And
every time that it became a problem for me and when I wanted to stop, I
thought about Karen and the hassles that she was having. Then I
lathered up my head and scrapped my razor across my cue ball. Then I would
seek out Karen and give her a big hug. She is doing fine
today.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The other person is Cynthia. Cynthia also is
a breast cancer survivor. Just as she was about to retire and to enjoy
life, she was hit with breast cancer. She had surgery, chemo and maybe
even radiation treatments. This is like being in a knife fight and
when you get cut and fall down, then people repeatedly kick you and yell at you
to get up. I wonder how many of use would survive? Cynthia then
reassessed her life. She moved to Florida to be closer to her family
and old time friends. Cynthia's struggles upset my wife very
much. This is how I knew the importance of Cynthia in my life and my
wife's life. Cynthia just recently died. Her cancer returned with a
vengeance. But now her ordeal is over. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So when I look at the bracelet that I wear.
This rubber band. It is not the price that I paid that matters. It
is the debt that was incurred by others that motivates me. Karen may still
surcome to cancer. Currently she is cancer free. Cynthia is
cured. We all grieve when we think of her and others. But, truly,
her struggle is over. She has made it over the hill
and is now in the promised land.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If Lance is using drugs, then it is just one more
example of why we should not look up to sporting figures as our role
models. If he is not, then</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>GO LANCE GO!!! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>KICK THEIR BUTTS!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil Harden </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title-@chesshirarchitecture.com
href="mailto:ja-@chesshirarchitecture.com">Jake Bigham</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=-@yahoo.com
href="mailto:dar-@yahoo.com">dar-@yahoo.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title-@topica.com
href="mailto:ob-@topica.com">ob-@topica.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 17, 2004 11:23
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OBRA Chat] Mr. lemond</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On Saturday, July 17, 2004, at 02:48 PM, Derek Darves
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>As for Lemond, I wouldn't be suprised at all to find out,
perhaps many <BR>years later, that he was privy to information that you
cannot find by <BR>following Velonews and OLN everyday. He has said on
several occasions <BR>that he is disgusted with the hold doping has on
cometitive cycling, and <BR>he probably has good reason for saying so.
<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>perhaps because he was involved up to his eyeballs?<BR><BR><?fontfamily><?param Helvetica>Jake Bigham<BR>2774 SW Summit
Dr.<BR>Portland, OR 97201<BR>h/ 503 228 1338<BR>c/ 503 419
8012<?/fontfamily><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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