On the TUNNEYSIDE of SPORTS
January 21, 2013 #420 Next up...Coming clean.."?
After further review... Lance
Armstrong's recent interview with Oprah Winfrey on OWN (the Oprah Winfrey
Network) was to be an admission by Armstrong of his performance-enhancing drug
(PED) use. Was it? "It was pretty forthcoming, but he did not come clean
in the manner expected", said Winfrey following the 2-1/2 hour session.
Was Oprah expecting too much?
Armstrong's choice of the
Winfrey show to "admit" his use of PED's was as self-serving as
LeBron James announcing in a 2010 media event staged on ESPN that he was taking
his talents to South Beach. Much different in content and magnitude, of course;
but why wouldn't James just make the switch without the bombast? And why didn't
Armstrong simply "come clean" to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)
or the International Racing Association?
While the use of PEDs in any
sport is cheating, Armstrong's incessant, arrogant denials and the way he
bullied fellow cyclists, their wives, and the media constituted his strategy of
attacking the truth seekers to preserve his virtuous reputation. Armstrong
cheated himself, his sport, and all those who found inspiration in his battle
against testicular cancer, including many who work so endlessly for his
LIVESTRONG Foundation (www.livestrong.org).
How do we best communicate, especially to kids, the value of being truthful and
the damage done by cheating?
In the summer following my
sixteenth birthday I was granted use of the family car to go on a date with my
father's strong admonition to "Be home by 11:00PM!" I knew what he
meant. Time seemed to speed up that evening and as I rolled into our driveway
with the motor off just before midnight, I knew I was in trouble. Tiptoeing
across our kitchen floor, I heard the San Gabriel Mission bells chiming: Bong!
(10), Bong! (11), and Bong! (12). Dad was sound asleep and snoring as loud as
the bells, but Mom called out, "Jimmy, is that you"? "Yeah, Ma
it is", I replied with my heart in my throat. "Was that the mission
bell chiming twelve" she asked from her back bedroom? Swallowing hard, I
said, "Yeah, Ma, it was". I waited... and then she said,
"Aw, go onto bed. Those bells haven't been on time for years".
Whew! That lesson about being honest and earning trust has never left me.
Will your truthfulness help
you live the life you expect of yourself?
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