Lance Armstrong Masculinity

This paper explores the novel Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong by David Walsh, who published the novel at the end of 2012. This novel is about Walsh’s journey as he follows Lance Armstrong and his life as a cyclist for 13 years as Lance deals with critics and skepticisms about his correlation with doping. Lance Armstrong was a glorified athlete who won many Tour de France titles after conquering testicular cancer. He was widely appreciated for cycling, but many people were questioning how he was able to make such a comeback after his cancer diagnosis. This book explores what happens from David Walsh’s point of view and the struggles he had to face as a Tour de France sports journalist: whether he should just celebrate Armstrong’s victories or question his usage of drugs. The purpose of this paper is to give a brief summary of the novel, and to reflect on the novel while still linking it to the issues and concepts of drugs and cheating in sports.

Steroids cannot only affect its users and abusers, but may also affect those who associate with them. In a recent documentary about Lance Armstrong called The Armstrong Lie, it’s revealed of many people who were ruined from trying to cross him. From interviewers, to other cyclists and even his own former teammate Frankie Andreu. Andreu who played a role in the USADA’s investigation of Armstrong’s doping practices by testifying in the case revealed that after doing so a lot of people wouldn’t look at him or even shake his hand because of his allegations and he felt as though he was shunned from the planet. Lance Armstrong mislead and deceived his fans and the world in what is

This paper explores the truth about when a popular athlete such as Tiger Woods makes a mistake or is even just faced with accusations of a crime these moral clauses are revisited extensively, because the end results and affects of such a marketing campaign that includes a celebrity endorsement can be detrimental to a company 's image. This is their way of looking for any and every means to protect themselves.

Lance Armstrong Case Analysis Nature of the Case This case is primarily concerned with Lance Armstrong’s and team USPS doping epidemic throughout Armstrong’s seven consecutive Tour de France victories during his tenure on team USPS. The moral conundrum and conflict between the team and individuals values complied with every athletes will to win sent team USPS down a path of self-destruction piloted by Armstrong. Facts, and Assumptions

Often, a player will not be the only one affected from his/her actions. Cheating causes deeper problems than just a personal issues. Lance Armstrong is a perfect example of the situation. He was a charming figure who survived cancer and was helping others to fight cancer. He was inspiring and a great role model to what someone with will power could do. Slowly, as people started to figure out that he had cheated, his life became a lot harder. Many including fellow cyclists tried to speak out and tell their side of the stories but Armstrong bullied them until they had no choice but to give up their fight. William Fotherngham writes his piece on the two faced Lance Armstrong. He said in simple words, how great of a man he was and how he turned out. He expresses, “The Bullying dope cheat and the cancer fighter” (Fotherngham). This is why cheating does not only affect the person who cheated, many along their way are hurt. Ryan Brawn is an athlete similar to Armstrong. When suspected of cheating he refused and attacked those who accused him. He went after the man who did his drug test and tried to ruin his career. Eventually, his drug test turned out positive and he admitted to cheating. Cheating was the root that caused it but like many other cheating scandals, the problems were far from over.

Although athletes do crazy thing they are looked up to because of their skill at their profession. they have made it to the pros by outstanding performance. these people

Lance Armstrong destroyed his reputation just like Braun by taking steroids. However, Armstrong denies his steroid use, but he has stopped fighting the United States Anti-Doping Agency accusations (“Peddling” par. 2). His defense in

According to Biography.com, Lance Armstrong (golden boy) the international cyclist who won the Tour de France in October, 2012 admitted on January 2013 for the consumption of illegal enhancement substances, hence the international Cycling Union disqualified Armstrong from Cycling. Because of his actions, his reputation of an athlete who overcame cancer and someone who inspired hundreds of thousands of people, had shattered to pieces. This is evidential that even though professional athletes have a temporary contribution on society for inspiring, being a role model for many individuals, they do not and cannot handle an appropriate long term contribution on

“Did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance?” Lance Armstrong, seven time Tour de France winner and cycling superstar responded, “Yes” (“Lance Armstrong and Oprah Winfrey”). Lance Armstrong is just one of many professional athletes who doped to get ahead in sports. Armstrong’s guilty verdict exemplifies the efforts to punish athletes using performance-enhancing drugs. The increase in anti-doping efforts is evident.

There are many athletes that have confirmed positive for performance enhancing drugs (PED’s), which are also commonly referred to as a process called “doping.” Competitors use medications such as stimulants, human growth hormone, anabolic steroids, supplements and other methods to help them elevate their performance. The reasons many chose to “dope” are obvious; more strength/quickness leads to better performance, recognition and can often lead to bigger contracts and endorsements. These drugs increase energy, stamina, provide quicker recovery and muscle mass and can prolong careers or provide quicker recovery after injuries. However almost every sport you can think of has been marred by these abuses

Athletes are bad role models for young kids. They make more than the president of the USA, and the president runs this whole country and makes it safe for us to live in, while athletes just play a game to entertain people. Since

Blood doping may be most known from lance Armstrong, who admitted to Oparh to using the blood doping method to win the Tour de France seven times (Pretot, 2012). Because of this he lost all of his credit and isn’t the only one to do so. Many former Olympians have been tricked into doping by their coaches as well and have lost all credit for former actions and achievements. It gives athletes an unfair advantage because the doped athlete has much more oxygen in their blood which allows them to perform for longer periods of time without feeling the effects. Blood doping is banned by the International Olympic Committee for this reason and the World Anti-Doping Agency is trying to eliminate it. Many have done blood doping by their own choice as well which not only takes away their right to compete but also damages their health considerably. It is stated that "EPO tipped the sporting world upside down so that cynical doctors and drug gurus, rather than talent and training, came to dominate results (Schwarts, 2013)."

Players who compete in high-level athletics can be very childish, almost like the entire time they were growing up they only focused on the sport and never learned from their mistakes. With immaturity and lack of responsibility, players can be the center of attention for all the wrong reasons. This can not only be detrimental to them, but it can make the people around them look at them as a

Now who here has heard of Lance Armstrong? Probably most of you right. Arguably the most famous doper in sports history, lying and cheating for decades while

Contemporary sport and physical culture have a lot of trends circulating within the lifestyles associated within them. Winning and losing, exciting and boring, and masculine and feminine. Popular media emphasizes exciting, winning, and masculine sports in our culture with little mention of losing, boring, and feminine sports. These trends are cultured into children from a young age and has been passed down in each generation. Young boys grow up to be tough and hard headed because “masculinity builds strength”, whereas girls grow up to be soft and poise with small attention that “femininity builds weakness (Roth & Basow 2004, p. 247.)