Quote:
Originally posted by KWSN
If there were ever a proper ambassador for American sports it would be Lance.
Just look at our other sports "heros," they suck. Like Shaq and Kobe. I have never heard two grown men whine like that on TV before. Jesus.
|
Ill definitely support that. Here is a man who was told in no uncertain terms "you will probably die from this disease, and will never compete again," fought his way back, and managed to win the most grueling sporting event in the world five times in a row, almost six now. He is humble (at least by American sporting standards... he has been known to be a little... confident--but he certainly has the goods to back it up), does his sport because he loves it, and doesnt remind everyone who sees him of an overpaid, immature, whiny child.
He is a sports figure the likes of which America has not had in a long time, and I think that is why he is so highly regarded in the States. A hero in every sense.