Armstrong's Image Strong Despite Allegations — Transcript

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1. 0:00well it's without evidence um I I think
2. 0:02it's the same right now the only concern
3. 0:04that I would have is it's coming from
4. 0:06the inside it's coming from an American
5. 0:08Rider it's coming from a teammate but
6. 0:10it's coming from somebody that really
7. 0:11doesn't have a lot of credibility right
8. 0:13now so I think if a formal investigation
9. 0:16is launched everybody should just hold
10. 0:18their breath and wait and see what the
11. 0:20results are I wouldn't worry about it
12. 0:22right now I think it's a lot of drama
13. 0:24his brand is all about resiliency and
14. 0:26the ability to come back and overcome
15. 0:28adversity I think this is just another
16. 0:31obstacle that he has to deal with I
17. 0:33would I really would take a deep breath
18. 0:35if I was you know somebody that managing
19. 0:37the relationship with with him and his
20. 0:39team a sponsor I wouldn't be concerned
21. 0:41right now I'd wait to see what happens
22. 0:43I'd wait to see if a formal
23. 0:45investigation is launch but I wouldn't
24. 0:47react quickly no kneejerk reactions I
25. 0:50really would stay on the sidelines and
26. 0:52Support Lance during this time and and
27. 0:54not make any rash decisions the the
28. 0:57issue here the the concern is you know
29. 0:59this is a situ ation that is emanated
30. 1:01from from the inside uh from from a
31. 1:03fellow American writer not the many
32. 1:06accusations that we've seen and heard
33. 1:08from the Past coming from many of the
34. 1:10European cycling organizations that just
35. 1:12are um upset in my opinion uh that that
36. 1:16Lance has been so dominant on the tour
37. 1:19uh for so many years uh but we have to
38. 1:21remember one thing whereas Landis did
39. 1:24fail a
40. 1:26test Armstrong has never failed a test I
41. 1:29mean he is is negative he's never failed
42. 1:31to test and until he's failed to test
43. 1:33these accusations are going to just fall
44. 1:35on deaf ears in my opinion my biggest
45. 1:37concern about this whole situation is
46. 1:39that Landis shows No Remorse whatsoever
47. 1:43for admitting that he doped but at the
48. 1:46same time he also says that he came out
49. 1:49because he wants to educate young
50. 1:51athletes on the difference between
51. 1:53what's right and wrong but he feels no
52. 1:56guilt whatsoever for what he did he
53. 1:58feels he did it because he had a do it
54. 2:00in order to stay competitive for such a
55. 2:02long time there's enormous hypocrisy
56. 2:05there that's the biggest concern for me
57. 2:07it you almost want to ask who's advising
58. 2:10him who's really managing him in this
59. 2:12process and and helping him really
60. 2:15convey his opinions right or wrong about
61. 2:18this situation but such a hypocrisy to
62. 2:20say one thing and then to say the other