Lance Armstrong: Next Stage (FULL INTERVIEW) | NBC Sports

[@wildmindtv8049]

The problem is not with him doping. For Lance Armstrong, during the 7-year window when he won every Tour de France, 87% of the top-10 finishers (61 of 70) were confirmed dopers or suspected of doping. The problem is with how he attacked people, the way he treated people. Thats what he did wrong.

[@screwston713SUC]

But i dont think we should vilify him for the rest of his life. Obviously hes not a very compassionate guy, but most top athletes seem to have a level of narcissism. At some point we can forgive someone for their mistakes, that doesnt mean you have to like them.

[@EF50404]

Precisely

[@wildmindtv8049]

@@screwston713SUC I forgive him 100%

[@ElSmusso]

Down The Center I’m European. I don’t vilify him, he’s turned in his criminally obtained medals. Case closed. Lance is probably a good guy. But there are many good guys making wrong decisions.

[@23maurom]

The people defending him are probably unaware of his attempts to ruin people's lives. He went on screwing with people's live to mask who he really was until he was completely exposed, and had nowhere else to run. Probably would continued his sociopathic behavior until he died if the mountain of evidence wasn't publicized. I grew up a huge fan, watched all of his tour wins, read his autobiography......but unfortunately he's a vile person. One of his biggest talents is convincing people he is a genuine and good person. People should really look up everything he did (not just the doping) before defending this guy.

[@jamskof]

I still don't believe he walked on the moon.

[@denmark39]

thats an old joke unless u were the same guy written it ;)

[@petersimonson9145]

Or rode there. An average pro gets in 10,000 miles per year I've read. The moon on a good day is 225,623 miles away. Twenty two years and six months of pedaling. Given the length of his career, Lance would be on the way back.

[@stuffoflardohfortheloveof]

Ignore the others......that is very funny 😂

[@guigui9344]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@EnjoytheQ.]

Trust me he was so high he must of

[@malexpeterson]

Good interview. I am currently battling stage III testicular cancer. Lance reached out to me through a peripheral connection and offered me great advice and hope. There is a lot of good in this man. He is a fighter.

[@chrisbatson3402]

He is doper and cheater when it comes to sport competition not good. He hurt the sport of cycling he didn't help and that's not cool.

[@buddhadrome]

Chris Batson here’s an idea - maybe people aren’t all good or all bad.

[@yocomproyvendocasas7314]

Lance! Hope one day you will be restituted to your 7 TDF Victories...

[@jonny68889]

@@chrisbatson3402 at the time it was part of the sport, you had to go to 20th place to find a non doper. not condoning it but look at the situation pragmatically. He realized it was a gun fight and he jumped in headfirst. hes a d*ckhead for how he treated those close to him who were uncomfortable with covering for him, but that same vehemence is how you get 7u world titles in the hardest sport event. maybe the lesson is winning isnt everything. but to argue hes a cheater whenn 99% of the field is doing the same stuff is a weak argument

[@dalezapple2493]

Alex, thanks for the perspective... Best of luck with your cancer treatments.

[@harlhequim]

he made the tough questios, but he was kind, non judgemental and let the public to arrive at their own conclusions.....Top if the line interviewer and journalist

[@michaelgove9349]

“You can’t win the Tour de France on Mineral water.” *Especially when most other competitors are on a bicycle.*

[@basedgodstrugglin]

I drink 17 pH water and run faster than the average speed in the TdF

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

Thats such a great quote. Only thing is, most are on a bicycle... Only most of them? Im still waiting for the unicycle race. Hope you're good.

[@MrMiD.Life.Crisis]

Thats such a great quote. Only thing is, most are on a bicycle... Only most of them? Im still waiting for the unicycle race. Hope you're good.

[@funguy29]

Not on Mineral Water but on a Bicycle you can.

[@michaelgove9349]

You'd be surprised just how much of a boost injecting pure bicycle can give you.

[@bassax7045]

Doping , ok , but the way he fought the widow of a fellow cyclist and ruined other peoples life to keep his secret was inhuman and discusting .

[@glennoc8585]

He is a narcissist and i think he can't help that condition and i feel for him as its something you're born with. He's conflicted with it but its part of his personality. Thats why he replied to the interviewer with a answer that confirmed that. He will screw a friend over in business before long because narcissism make him feel more superior or worthy often for no rational position. A higher position or a greater share with no arguable standpoint or reason. The ego is constantly hungry.

[@jimparsons4312]

He had to continue with the lie. Coming clean to the entire world wasn’t an option. A person that lies isn’t a narcissist

[@glennoc8585]

@@jimparsons4312 Of course narcs lie they just do it more to try to convince everbody that they're doing the right thing. Its about ego boosting and good or bad deeds whatever it takes. You see the best community leaders and the harshest bosses all roled into the one person.

[@AndyBrownt4]

*disgusting

[@Liz-dragon-street.]

They wanted a monster in sport and on the bike ..so , hè became one !

[@stepinthegym8460]

Competing at the tour the france without doping is like competing at the Mr Olympia without steroids.

[@paolocastellano2771]

Exactly!

[@ChivasBarcelonaMex]

Everyone bitching at him like there wasn't somebody close by coming in second place

[@westerling8436]

Not really

[@nanlin8522]

Its like running for the president of USA without brain damage.

[@campbelllewis5068]

​@Lee Shackelford you made this fact up. But I'll give you some names - Carlos Sastre has never been associated with or to any doping scandal. Cadel Evans too. David Montcoutie was known to have not doped on his team as he has a fear of needles. There's 3 top contendors alone. Armstrong even said Sastre winning a TdF was the impetus for his comeback, as he was so scathing of Sastre's ability he felt he could still beat him... when actually Sastre winning the Tour was a sign it might finally be heading towards being clean, even if that meant the times up the mountains were slower than before. But also with Lance, its not even about the doping. Its about everything else. Ivan Basso doped, Alejandro Valverde doped, Alberto Contador probably doped - none of them publicly shamed and ruined the careers and lives of multiple people, blackmailed the governing body and intimidated a legal witness.

[@user-ej2xz3lx2e]

This dudes a great case study for Psychology students.

[@Ceogr]

Why?

[@lauraclayton3842]

Yes he’s a very interesting character

[@nina2222]

Yes definitely, he has a huge head with whatever it takes attitude.

[@jimparsons4312]

Because of his dad giving him up in early childhood development

[@mitondo6123]

“Everyone in cycling dopes himself,” Jaques Antquil said in a 1971 article. “Those who claim they don’t are liars.”

[@bd11777]

Cycling, a sport for the unscrupulous

[@mitondo6123]

@@bd11777 But nothing tops boxing.

[@MomentsforEternity]

@@bd11777 What is your favorite sport?

[@glennoc8585]

Yes many took pain killers sime too cocaine for alertness but those drugs don't performance enhance.

[@smb06]

@@glennoc8585 you immediately contradicted yourself there bud. "cocaine for alertness but those drugs dont performance enhance" Alertness is part of performance - especially in boxing.

[@l139x3]

I have my own opinion on what and how he did and most importantly how arrogant he was back then.(Very) On the other hand he was the one who got me out of bed @4:30, he was the one who made me ride like a maniac and lose 30+kg and he was the reason I kept saying myself, if a cancer survivor can win TdF I can take on anything. I cant count how many times I have ridden in freezing winter or how many times I went to the gym so early that nobody was there. Funny enough I enjoyed most of it as I felt extremely strong. Long story short: It might as well have been an illusion as I never met him, but for me he was and he is a great inspiration.

[@glennoc8585]

No you're wrong...YOU got yourself out of bed at 4.30am and YOUR interest in cycling got you to your goal. You could pick any number of champions of the time or the past to inspire you. Lance cant hold a candke to Greg lemond

[@glennoc8585]

@google Lavon Affair lemonds political leanings has nothing to do with his past sports cycling career success. Lance is a democrat these days.

[@arcidiavolo]

@google Lavon Affair they did not care about doping in lemond's era...like armstrong: you ve never proved me pos, i do not use. same before him

[@keithandrews7696]

L139 X Its outcomes like yours that make this whole process .. can I say .. worthwhile. I support and applaud you.

[@geo8708]

@oneviwatara thumbs up on foundation fraud, probably 90% of all are fraudulent. A place to hide $ and use as you see fit, massive fraud.

[@christheother9088]

The system was eventually going to produce someone like Lance. Inevitable.

[@konradmarais7726]

Wow, yes. That gives perspective.

[@twosencefromcleveland6084]

Still does...

[@pebberjack6026]

froome, contador and so on..

[@user-ej2xz3lx2e]

@@pebberjack6026 froome the vegan guy?

[@ImpalaSS08]

If he knew he could get away with it, he’d do again. U can see it in his eyes.

[@JumpingWatermelons]

He says he would do it again and not change a thing, even knowing he would get caught again. The guy is F*cking crazy.

[@sabra1066]

@@JumpingWatermelons not crazy. Understand the game

[@JumpingWatermelons]

@@sabra1066 Don't hate the player, hate the game.

[@edwnorris]

Armstrong was the one defining the game.

[@mrpaulorola1ify]

He did got away with it.😉

[@JoshuaOtusanya]

Wishing whoever is reading this a great day today:) -Josh Otusanya

[@wgvwgv579]

🤮

[@whouse7]

Thanks Josh. You too my brother!

[@jenmdawg]

I was not a good person and it took losing everything to realize it. I am not yet at the point where 'I would not change a thing' but I do get that I CAN'T change a thing so it's useless to feel as much regret and shame as I do. I really believe him when he says he values the lessons he has learned because I do too. I might not yet be a good person (I'm learning) but I am no longer a bad one.

[@goldstandard818]

Peter Attia

[@steroidsR4losers]

Enhance Notstrong

[@Sonofagreatdad]

I believe all people have these character defects. You just see yours. Most of us deny them.

[@sullivanbiddle9979]

You've been fooled by a sociopath if you believe anything he says is sincere. Why didn't he admit that Betsy Landrieu was telling the truth about what happened in his hospital room when he had cancer when he was on the Oprah show if he's so remorseful then? Dude's a stone cold sociopath and idiots like you believe he's sincere.

[@jenmdawg]

@@JustAThought155 I call everyone dude. It started as a joke but became a habit. And I’m not easily offended :)

[@Mrflynlow]

He stabbed his best friends in the back, cheated on his sport, lied to his fans. What a hero!!!

[@mikeoh712]

Stuart Scott just before Lance’s Oprah Winfrey interview... “I’m very grateful" for Armstrong's anti-cancer efforts: "I don't care about a bike race. I'm fighting cancer and trying to stay alive for my daughters. ... (Armstrong's) efforts that affected millions of people with cancer is his legacy. And you're not going to argue me off that."

[@jamesemcguire]

Love that sentiment that you express so well! good luck!

[@mikeherrmann494]

I agree with you. Sport is pastime; cancer is life changing. But fools will persist with unforgiveness and ignore the good that it brought. God bless, I pray that you receive healing.

[@shaunthorton7090]

Fighting it myself Bro, still attempting to ride, though my body tells me different..Stay strong 💪and prayers 🙏for you.

[@zadeh79]

His perseverance was unbelievable. He beat cancer and came back to win another title (Lance rode his bike 40 miles/day. Cancer doesn't want anything to do with that). ....I wish your cancer be gone.

[@MM-mx8sr]

You know that after 2005 most of the money did not go to the cancer science? It went in armstrongs pocket for giving speeches and for advertisment. After 2005 his foundarion did nothing for fighting cancer!

[@marcdennler8642]

About 200 km's everyday for 3 weeks up and over mountain passes . It seems almost impossible to achieve the times they do today without Doping.

[@unknownobserver7250]

@Caedan It's not though, its just as bad if not worse.

[@alessandrogiarda1251]

It impossible without pain killers even less roids

[@TGShunai]

@@unknownobserver7250 there is no possible way for you to know that.

[@osvaldoatilio8864]

se siguen dando hermano y de la buena jajajajaj

[@GSXK4]

It's doable. Just not as fast.

[@HarryFunmaker]

Tirico did a really good job here. He asked a few difficult questions but they never felt forced or combative. I was also impressed that he was willing to admit that NFL guys are on drugs, too. Cycling is no more dirty than any other sport. The other sports just do a better job of sweeping doping under the rug.

[@kevinconnors4230]

Tirico was AWESOME, AGREED

[@happydays8171]

Plus the pay for cycling, when Lance was starting out, was so small, no one cared if they cheated.

[@happydays8171]

Anthony Peterson Yes, the ring where they wrestle is always clean.

[@nootnoot1463]

DXchulo I think cycling is or was dirtier than a lot of other sports, just because it has been professional for so long and has a really long history of doping, and doping is super beneficial to cycling performance above more skill based sports. But yeah for sure cycling is also the best at testing and dopers get exposed more publicly. I

[@heesung]

"Cycling is no more dirty than any other sport." -- this is completely false.

[@johnd5817]

Having just watched the 30 for 30 doc, and rewatching this interview again, leaves me with the exact same feeling - everytime I hear Lance explain the past, I have this overhelming need to take a shower....

[@jjroal2219]

Many americans always with their obsession with succes... with being the best. No, living light, living easy and kind to people also brings happiness. Greetings to everyone.

[@cecilyt006]

Spoiler alert: Next stage for Lance is spray-on tans and no sleep.

[@Racer818]

ha ha ha ha ha!

[@Murfy02]

LOL!

[@keithyj11]

Blahahah! Funny but true. I could see him pulling a Kenny Roger’s

[@jdb7945]

That actually is funny 😄 Great joke

[@tony33490]

“You can’t win the Tour de France on Mineral water.”

[@PInk77W1]

“You can’t win the Tour de France on Jam and bread.” Eddy Merckx

[@magicairone]

Laurent jalabert * :)

[@PInk77W1]

Erwan Markiewicz I remember him. LoL

[@fenderperry]

tony33490 on Gatorade?

[@onthepathofloveandfreedom6880]

Bernal won it just with his colombian heart and lunges

[@joshrandal6982]

What really bothers me is what happened to Pantani. Who cares about Armstrong, he’s ALIVE.

[@Chrishagen]

True... I mean it is just a tragedy that he snorted half of Bolivia’s national export and OD’ed in his hotel room. Yet the majority of those riders are still with us, and some are even team Directors. A filthy sport, no doubt.

[@joshrandal6982]

@@wadsworth2351 really you were there next to him. You have no idea what each competitor is doing. It’s just ignorant conjecture. How many court rulings on other modern day competitors? He did not get to go on Oprah. Read the other real world comments. You are not in Kansas anymore Toto

[@blackmamba3060]

@@joshrandal6982 Italian maffia kicked him out of the Giro 99, that's what did him in.

[@joshrandal6982]

@@blackmamba3060 that’s extremely interesting if true. Is that a conspiracy theory?

[@number1since71]

Great interview. Nice to watch something beyond the usual cliched interview that is so typical of sports. A little uncomfortable to watch. Keep these coming.

[@aroundandround]

He’s right that if all you had was drugs without the insane training, grit, research, and teamwork day in and out, you will come in last. Being exposed for drugs indeed doesn’t nullify the rest of his incredible cycling achievements, especially when most everyone else was doing the same.

[@withrootsandeverything3460]

Amen

[@whitegoodman7465]

Right, people wanna associate all his accomplishments with juice smh

[@paullemon5154]

@aroundandaround his results should absolutely be nullified...especially if there was at least one competitor who played by the rules!

[@paullemon5154]

@Kyle Ramsey Everyone? Cool it with the hyperbole, please! Not everyone, perhaps most! If there was even 1 person who had competed honestly (which I am sure there was), then cheating the system was unacceptable.

[@jonhohensee3258]

If it's against the rules you don't do it. It's that simple. We're talking about sport - not survival.

[@Fluterra]

Good interview and I thought his answers were thoughtful and honest.

[@henrik5284]

Armstrong is exactly like Bjarne Riis: He hardly has any conscience and does not regret a thing. Reaching your goal of being #1 in competitive racing trumps everything else and must include whatever is necessary, regardless of the consequences - for your body, for other people, like competitors etc.

[@SteveZ919]

"Our doped up guy beat their doped up guy" - Bill Burr

[@SAMZIRRA]

She stood on the heads of those little people

[@Jedlmind]

He was also found to have the most advanced doping scheme.... He was wasn't the "average" doper.

[@TheFruit6]

@@Jedlmind If everything we know now about Lance is somewhat true, he appears to be a hardworking guy, did not slack at anything, including medical component. There are no 'participation' medals, you need to put consistent effort, a lot. (I have amateur racing experience)

[@colostomybag9367]

Love old billy no boos

[@andrewm1444]

And the filthy people who run that sport, are they gonna turn in their yachts?

[@timbone4925]

"the line between good and evil lies across every human heart" great interview.

[@steroidsR4losers]

Enhance Notstrong

[@jg3685]

In my youth Lance was my cycling hero, still is to a degree, not gona lie, hurt when this came out.

[@bartbollen8166]

The guy could ride,even without drugs. Cant take that away

[@turnerburner922]

There is no way he is the only one. Probably a more level playing field than you realize.

[@steroidsR4losers]

Enhance Notstrong

[@markcavandish1295]

@@steroidsR4losers I walked to the gun store

[@steroidsR4losers]

Steroid users are like little kids wearing a costume and wanting you to believe it's really them! If you don't go along with it, they throw a tantrum! Stay natural buddy!

[@rooh5825]

If you've ever been married to a liar/cheater, watching this is eye opening. That same stumbling over words, going back and forth on intent mid comment, changing things in the same sentence as he says it.... yep, seen this before.

[@danberg3623]

Iiioio pop

[@antoniiocaluso1071]

Do you still believe you had no responsibility in the other's actions?

[@rooh5825]

@@antoniiocaluso1071 no, it was all your mom

[@loc9588]

Do you think he is sociopathic?

[@51249ca]

Hey, people still watch the Kardashians, life ain’t always real. At least this man put tens of thousands of hours of training in all conditions.

[@denmark39]

So did all the others. thats cycling for you.

[@timdowney6721]

Jiminy Cricket Why do you think other pro cyclists didn’t put in the same training?

[@отпирайте]

denmark39 and dope just like lance but still couldnt beat him

[@Mr14041985]

People forget so quick, lots of people here talk about every cyclist of that era was on the juice and thats THE BIGGEST LIE, Lance wants people to think that way so he doesn’t looks as bad but the fact is that maybe the top 50 cyclist of the era were, doping is not cheap especially the kind of treatments they were taking, not everyone had that kind of money and the saddest part is that the guys that did thing the right way were placing 100th place or worst, but the worst thing is that HE DIDNDT COME CLEAN HE GOT COUGHT and didnt have another option, the time when he got caught he did everything in his power to continue with his FRAUD please dont forget that for more than a decade he destroyed countless of lives in order to protect his lie.

[@thomaswillis5323]

Shut up, who are you? Were you there? You know all the facts? Stay behind your keyboard and write off a man who has accomplished more than you ever dream to. Take the drugs out of the equation and the results would be the same.

[@malikgarrett9841]

Do you want to hear the truth or do you want him to say what you want to hear?

[@shane-irish]

He never says the truth he cant

[@russelljohnson437]

Shane Canning or you can’t stupid

[@13sephadex]

What a great interview! And it must be said as well, what a great interviewer! Usually I find myself complaining about stupid interviewers with stupid questions.

[@redfirebonus9408]

Yup I like that dude he was a commentator on MNF

[@danospect5991]

@@redfirebonus9408 mike tirico. will be doing the olympics as well. he’s great

[@myob3074]

its true its such a fair and meaningful interview

[@steroidsR4losers]

Enhance Notstrong

[@lrfixit]

@@steroidsR4losers yet you are still here being entertained and giving him space in your head for free. You’re welcome.

[@LinYouToo]

First 60 seconds: um, eh, uh, well, hmmm. Evade, deflect, avoid the question. C’mon Lance. Say what happened. You wanted everybody to believe you were the greatest cyclist on earth. You felt you had to do what you had to do to compete. You trounced anyone who stood in your way. Own it. Just own it.

[@cschmi9624]

He did own it. That wasnt the question though. The question was about kids. lol

[@myob3074]

will you just leave him alone he's at least as honest in his answers, people like you can never be happy and give 1% forgiveness anyway and he's got millions more that love him and see redemption in his story....and you believe your opinion count for exactly what? my goodness

[@philinn4788]

@@myob3074 history will see him as the greatest cheat in sports history, a coward and a liar.

[@shankarsaraswat5149]

@@philinn4788 why is that?

[@phill2383]

He's done a lot of good and bad things but to be fair at 7:06 he says the same thing as us all who ride bikes and I think that's kind of important.

[@curth.1500]

He still never mentions the impact of how he treated so many people so cruelly. "I wouldn't change a thing" whoa. He really hasn't come that far.

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

Was looking for an apology to the Andrieus for starters.

[@OGecalien]

He's still really scummy imo.

[@freespirit4706]

This guy cycled to the moon give him a break.

[@zblumenfeld]

He cheated--plain and simple. He doesn't deserve a break.

[@toobigforu346]

@@zblumenfeld everyone was, just like all nfl players used to

[@manutavano]

@@zblumenfeld guess who's got some sense of humor

[@matskoster1071]

@@zblumenfeld Dude if you or I were on dope we still wouldn't have a chance to win a single race, so he deserves at least some credit. And a break.

[@roccosiffredi6427]

He’s ruined cycling forever . The guys a piece of garbage

[@esmolem]

I honestly think that Armstrong problem was not the doping it self but his inability to be humble. Once he was officially exposed, rather than being open and accept his defeat, he kept arrogantly denying it up to the point his reputation was severely damaged. Even by the time he did the Oprah interview he hadn't grasped how extensive the damaged was done. He was more concern with the law sues than the moral responsibility. This is why his recovery road before the cycling fans and sports in general is going to be a long one.

[@1hokahey]

who are you god?

[@amishasdf]

@@1hokahey Dont need to be a god to have opinions. Armstrong should have just said its WADAs responsibility to show proof, not his responsibility to defend himself. None of this would have happened. Around 90% of top ten finishers have all been confirmed of doping.

[@gregorythomashalsey4801]

Beebe Rutledge No, the writer is just offering a rightful opinion on all that's transpired. No one had the God's eye view, don't think that's relevant.

[@shane-irish]

Ya a bully a lier and a ego mania

[@mottahead6464]

I agree with Lance Armstrong : fierce competition and pushing the limits of athletic performance gets being promoted all the time while the same people condemn doping. It's hypocritical of them.

[@vxss]

The ball on this guy...

[@Mr.T-BAGGIN-UR-MOM]

LMAO 😂

[@licklippin8238]

Michael Toomer good lord this had me rolling😂

[@justinjackson7688]

underrated

[@mattman007100]

and he’s still in that river in Egypt

[@rufusgoldstein2655]

I see what you did there.

[@mermaidthea]

Drugs or no drugs, this guy gave inspiration to so many people! He is saving lives! And that`s most important!

[@TheShoshie10]

And he is doing his best to repent for his past mistakes so people should just give him the benefit of the doubt

[@susisiebert6664]

Until his teammates came out with the truth about his doping, lying, cheating, narcissism and bullying

[@mermaidthea]

@@susisiebert6664 Everyone makes mistakes!

[@davidkaplan5517]

@@TheShoshie10 Yeah but I don't think the problem is doping it's how he treated people who were right and accurately called him out.

[@brianwagner3204]

I wish you the best in your difficult journey into learning about yourself. Good luck Lance!

[@mikemascaro4301]

Nice :) ...few syllables I’m with that!!

[@denniscassley2569]

He HURT & RUINED some people. If he's remorseful? Give Greg & Kathy LeMond $5 million, and at least $2 million each to Emma O'Reilly, Stephanie McElvain and husband, Frankie and Betsy Andreu, etc.

[@lwaliz]

I wish him the worst. May he suffer as much as all those who unfairly lost competitions and chances of making their fortunes just because he cheated them out of their hopes and dreams through taking drugs and forcing others to do so.

[@Irvingsilk]

@@denniscassley2569 Still the best to ever do it.

[@Mikeyjoefit]

Great interview on both sides. Well done gentlemen.

[@loris.2978]

The Team Postal years were the most incredible years for me of watching this race. Especially when they were riding in an echelon formation in a cross wind- some images are burned in my mind. It’s just not the same.... drugs or not, that was some exciting racing to watch! The amount of training required, nutrient intake...

[@THEAMGVIDEOS]

Agree, i stopped watching

[@johngillon6969]

I could not believe the post office sponsered him and gave him no coverage. i don't think he did anything wrong. the reality and the truth is that was the race game at the time. i am sure that the top racers are still doing this. it was political. the nanny state ... bobby fischer died a man without a country because he only wanted to play chess against a russian.

[@steroidsR4losers]

Enhance Notstrong

[@michael-4k4000]

That sounds racist, how many black riders were on the team? ZERO! ZERO BLACK RIDERS! Not one single member on the US Postal team.....

[@steroidsR4losers]

When are the ROIDERS going to be PROSECUTED for STEROIDS? ROIDERS are LAW BREAKING UNHEALTHY FAKES! Stay natural buddy!

[@chrisdoe3642]

Papa John and Armstrong should do a podcast 1 on 1, would be very interesting to see what they share

[@onebadboy2]

I am glad Lance is telling the truth and in a better place now than before. Lies dropped so easily out of his mouth before. I would shake the man’s hand, but would never trust him again. I wish the best for him and his family. Thank you for truths finally, even if it was simply to self preserve.

[@valeriefernandez6736]

He said the truth yes but why? because the FBI had evidence. He despised and chased Floyd Landis for revenge when he unpacked. And do not forget that it's a great asset to ruin the life and business of Greg Lemon. You have very very short memory it is very dangerous in front of this kind of psychopath.

[@B-A-L]

@@valeriefernandez6736 Probably forgave Hitler, Stalin and Trump too lol

[@ayamnaubaudi6936]

He didn't pay that much for ruining so many lives. His heart is cold and full of cynicism.

[@Kratossterone]

wait wut what lives lol?

[@gearhigher2027]

ALL with LANCE...IMO the "GUN STORE" was the ONLY PROGRAM at that TIME, PERIOD!

[@IcyUuUu]

Just started taking cycling seriously for the past 3 years and when you really get down on this two wheel gang then you realize that Lance is the 🐐!! Hands down .. spin to win baby

[@paulbredewoud2304]

I think Eddy Merckx is the goat, because he was even more dominant and won a lot more races outside the TDF

[@karl8805]

@@paulbredewoud2304 armstrong was world champ Armatrong dominated more tdf than merx...he only rode for the tour

[@kennethravelo]

@@karl8805 Eddy Merckx is the ultimate 🐐

[@yolotanker4569]

When he says:"i would not change a thing" we have to understand that all our decisions depend on the previous ones. Thats how we determine our own faith.

[@stfuplsok]

*fate

[@happydays8171]

Smattless True to a degree, plus he's made some smart financial investments and able to pay his fines, repay his sponsors, and live comfortably. He bought 100k of Lyft stock in its beginning, now worth 50m, why change anything?

[@mnstar53]

Yeah, he's lying about that too. He can't stop lying. That's his real problem.

[@albertsmith6717]

Pro bodybuilding and pro cycling have something in common, both require the athletes to take the best new drugs to compete at the top levels of the sport.

[@dustinengle9307]

Literally any pro level sport.

[@Jedlmind]

Before you believe this public relations video, look into why the industry doesn't like Lance. It's not because he doped, it's because he DESTROYED the lives of those who told the truth about him... THAT is why what he did is unforgivable. IT'S NOT JUST THE DOPING, people.

[@geoffreyfaltot1006]

Looked up to this dude a lot. He was my childhood hero and large part of why I got into biking. A large reason why biking is what it is today in the US IMO. Because of this his story is so complicated. He impacted cancer patients, gave them hope. For the sake of a big fat lie. I still can't believe him sometimes even when he IS telling the truth because he is just so good at keeping the same face. Whether it's the truth or a lie. Sad.

[@ChrisM-bn5vr]

What do you mean for the sake of a big fat lie? He only told that lie because he had to so he could protect himself. Everyone that was biking was also doing what he was doing, if he wanted to compete he had no other choice to do it. They chose to target him because he was the winner so he had to protect himself by saying he wasn't using the PEDs. He's still a champion, he won all those races fairly. Basically every elite athlete is using some form of PEDs, they all have very good doctors who help them beat the system.

[@billymurphy3]

If nobody doped Lance would win. If everybody doped Lance would win. People doped so he doped to win. He was still the most gifted athlete and competitor in his sport in his era.

[@phildurre9492]

Billy Murphy the best bike rider with doping, is not the best bike rider without doping. it takes different skills, like drug tolerence, different responses to drugs. liver and kidney health. products you use. quality of the products, money, the will to risk your life, the skill to hide the truth ....

[@twosencefromcleveland6084]

@@phildurre9492 Bill's statement is still true...

[@matthoffman6962]

Exactly!

[@izponklong]

idc about that "doping" and treated a few people bad because , the important thing to me is what he did with his fame and it inspired/helped alot of people lance will forever be the champion to many people

[@GetOnTheFloor82]

Nope. No chance.

[@AndrewMSmalley]

The best Lance Armstrong interview I've seen. Good to see actual, genuine emotion which was not just self pity.

[@colinmerry4854]

his circles under the eyes look likes he's been crying non stop since this happened

[@valeriefernandez6736]

Best interview of an actor, manipulator, crook ...

[@philinn4788]

Hahahaha yeah right, if he could do it all again he would in a second

[@johnwonder8720]

They couldnt give his titles to the guy in second or third because they were doing the same drugs. He's still a hero to me.

[@futurez12]

^^^^ Salty American who can't accept that the whole time they didn't have the best cyclist. Keep accusing _everyone_ else, that'll make it better. Yeah, that'll mean he _was_ the best, and you can all sleep better at night, still believing USA, USA, USA is superior to the rest of the world.

[@AndreGomes1987]

Doesn't matter who wins at cycling, USA is superior in every single way to any other country on earth. You're the salty one bro.

[@conscious_competence3703]

@@AndreGomes1987 I mean, the person with the highest IQ ever didn't live here. Although knowledge doesn't make you better than anyone in my opinion going by your argument it seems like it would. There are other things different countries are good at too.

[@pbearzzz2939]

I just can't get on the "let's forgive Lance" bandwagon. All the big names throughout cycling history have used some form of chemical enhancement to augment their own natural abilities. My beef with Armstrong is that when confronted with proof he chose to s**t all over everyone who posed even a remote threat to his rep. No class buddy. That's not how a real hero acts. Had he just shut his mouth and kept riding and winning (like all the other great winners before him did), people would eventually drop it. Instead, he lost his mind and turned into a raging a**hole.

[@adamburling9551]

You have more insight to yet receive..

[@aayxpl]

Great interview, loved it. Thanks for the video.

[@COLETHORN10]

Lance did it because everyone else was doping. Do you know why when the French stripped him of his seven titles, they didn't move up the second or even third place guy to first? They were doping too. My problem with Lance was his calling Betsy Andreau a liar and other viscious names.

[@robbanks4356]

Not everyone was mechanical doping. US postal was the only team that had motors in their bikes.

[@SamC379]

@@robbanks4356 What ?

[@liesbethvangastel3894]

He did it because he could. He wanted to. Not because others were doing it. You are right, about bullying other people. He is evil.

[@Trotsky22]

Doping or not, the guy took cycling to the mainstream

[@breizhpunishers29]

in the US, cycling was mainstream in Europe already.

[@MeBallerman]

No, he took it down, made cycling something to despise.

[@Augenhose]

Only in the US !!! Europe has a over 100 year long cycling tradition already.

[@gabkoost]

LOL. Cycling is probably the 3d sport in Europe behind Football and Tenis. If it ain't mainstream i don't know what is.

[@g.m3399]

No he didn’t lol 😂

[@verdeboyo]

Even after watching the film Program, I still cannot get my head around it all

[@adamdickinson2894]

I really hate the way he acts like doping is something is something that happened to him rather than the reality that it was a choice he made. You make a choice to cheat, you don't have to make a choice to play fair. And then to back that up with bullying, intimidation and lying, sometimes under oath, makes it twice as bad.

[@Nukleon]

nah. Me made a choice, thats true, but the choice was a choice to win

[@adamdickinson2894]

@@Nukleon nah. He made a choice to win by cheating, he made a choice to win at all costs, he made the choice that his greed in terms of wins, money and reputation, was more important than all the lives and careers he ruined by his cheating. He's indefensible

[@jokukayttaja3276]

@@adamdickinson2894 he made that choice already when he started that sport. You can't win without doping. It's the same for everyone who wants to get to the top in a sport like this

[@adamdickinson2894]

@@jokukayttaja3276 firstly, I absolutely rebuff that he had to dope. Plenty of riders didn't and they're the ones we should respect now, not the disgraced shadow-champion. And Lance didn't just dope, he professionalised doping. He industrialised it. He didn't just see what everyone was doing and match it, he brought it to a whole new level that nearly killed the tour. I know you want to believe that he was just matching what everyone else was doing, but that's just not true. Then add to that the way he tried to end the career of anyone who tried to speak out against him - riders, team staff, journalists, whoever it was he actively sought to ruin lives just to protect the greed of what he'd won through his lies. HE CHOSE to do all of that and if you think any different then you're just lying to yourself... In that respect you suit Lance quite well

[@hezegoodwin6519]

This makes me so sad, I really looked up to him. smh I feel like no one is clean nowadays

[@demdjen77]

There is NO TOP SPORT WITHOUT DOPING. So get over it.

[@jamesrobertson432]

Rude

[@andrebudiman4506]

Why? Everybody is on ped.. he isn idiot to compete without ped

[@WarIII941]

I meet this guy at Old Pueblo MTB race in Tucson Arizona, as Italian I ask him question about the fight with Pantani and he talk very nice about him , for me was enough to take a picture with this strong man.

[@dannyzuehlsdorf3697]

Great, elite cyclist. You don't just take steroids, jump on a bike and win races. This guy was a force on the bike!

[@ohcrapitsmrG]

You do win by creating a giant scam that pressured UCI to turn a blind eye with Nike money.

[@janmeyer3129]

The steroids is the least of his offences. He abused so many other people

[@demdjen77]

@@janmeyer3129 Actually they deserved it. The Andreus and LeMond definitely!!!! Why were they only after him??? There were/are other dopers too. Why only after Lance?!? It's like I am going only after one drug dealer and expect he will be nice to me.

[@gw7514]

Read how he personally took an interest in destroying people who exposed him, people who tried to expose doping in cycling. Look at the case of Greg Lemond. This guy is a manipulator and bully and he's still smiling away sitting on his fortune with a wake of distruction behind him... Doping was rampant in cycling, i don't disagree with that, but he is a school ground bully, and I sense he has no regrets about how he treated people then or now, as it justified the result.

[@niels4958]

I agree to a certain extent with what you are saying, but I never get the argument that he was a bully. If people accuse you off doping you wouldn't say that they are right, would you? Even though they were right, he would lose the thing he enjoyed doing the most, I think everyone would try to defend him/herself as hard as possible, which include trying to shut people down who accuse you all the time.

[@gw7514]

@@niels4958 I don't disagree with what you say, anyone would want to cover their track, such as murdering criminals, but at the end of the day they are still criminals and he is still a school ground bully.

[@heygringo7]

Lance is an arrogant jerk, cant stand him

[@niels4958]

@@gw7514 I just think a lot of people have never been in the position he has been in so they can't imagine how they would react themselves. But I am confident that a lot of people do the exact same. If another rider says he will snitch on you, ofcourse you will try to intimidate him to keep his mouth shut. The only reason why they all went after lance is because he was the most succesful guy on drugs in a peleton of drug users, he didn't started it all, he was just better at it.

[@gw7514]

@@niels4958I disagree with your assessment. Let's face it, it's not like this is the first time that it has happened in sport, most athelets just deny until there is irrefutable evidence, such as Floyd Landis. Armstrong are among a few that took it to another level, where he distroyed people who exposed him. He has never made a real effort to make amends, and what he has done has been to give himself a better public image, he has no regrets about the careers/business he destroyed. That's why i think he is still such a jerk.

[@JUDDLILIHA]

Greg Lemond has a better story and is not a douche.

[@liesbethvangastel3894]

Firsthgyhgyhuy Lastujhujhuj , to be honest, the only American in cycling to be proud of. Armstrong, was and still is evil.

[@alexsington]

Let's not act like Lemond was clean 😂

[@JUDDLILIHA]

@@alexsington maybe if he won 5 more and threatened people you would think more highly of him. maybe if he was a cancer survivor and used it as a vehicle to enhance mask his lies and use that foundation as a slush fund you would enjoy his story more.

[@alexsington]

@@JUDDLILIHA Lance's "slush fund" raised hundreds of millions of dollars for cancer research. If you have a problem with that, then there's something wrong with you. And he actually HAD CANCER. It wasn't like it was some random charity to him.

[@really2k1]

Lemond is the greatest American cyclist in history. I was present during an interview with Lemond at Stanford where he talked about the time when he realized that people started doping with EPO in cycling. He suddenly couldn't keep up with guys he used to kill. That's what led him to retire. He also went into the blood science and explained the impossibility of some of the numbers of current racers without doping. Very informative. And then later Lance tried to destroy Lemond for telling the truth. Vive Lemond!

[@suf8477]

This is some dope content. Good job nbc

[@astralwerks4]

Still a 7-time winner. It still requires ability, drive, tactics, and almost everyone else was doping too, Lance was the best of them.

[@runcaz7802]

Truth!

[@Laurent_08]

JZ Lol, you clearly don't know cycling at all. It's ok, but you should talk about it, because you're making a fool of yourself..

[@TheMrbc74]

yes, but unlike those other cheaters lance decided to destroy the lives of those who realised the sport was sick and they wanted to come clean, that is what makes him the worst cheater in history

[@7StevePrice]

The interview Lance did on The Joe Rogan Experience was terrific, very open and informative

[@douglasskropelnicki2866]

I love that interview

[@alexsington]

The clip with Peter Attia when they talk about Lance is really good too

[@aaronrodriguez1410]

Now Barry Bonds should go onto Joe Rogan

[@frankmaitland2569]

Everyone knew everyone benefited so what does it matter. The OLYMPICS are worse than the tour.

[@coyote000]

He admits he cheated, but he talks as if he didn’t. Shifting responsibility. Wonder if that’s understandable since the UCI (international cycling organization) encouraged & hid the doping to increase the stature & revenue. Wonder if he sees himself as a pawn in UCI’s game, one that now has to pay the price.

[@karl8805]

He disnt cheat he levelled the playing field....its not chearing if everyones doing it

[@mackenzieklazinga6507]

Like Jan ulrich said lance was just better at doping than the rest. If you didn’t dope back then you would make it to the pros

[@cpester1]

You know I am sick of all the LA apologists he was despicable in trying to destroy people’s lives go away already

[@sallyjambo5316]

This man has aged wow. Wat a life!!!

[@tremorist]

Aged like milk.

[@robertchubb1518]

Look at how he chased down that Italian rider during the TDF...and you SAW him with the peloton shaking his finger... I agree..it was not just the doping “that everyone else” was doing...he was the archetypal American bully...win at all costs..

[@B-A-L]

@@timd66md So what?

[@brenhughes1975]

correct they think there better than everyone else them yanks when there not just big mouth tossers

[@JillNelsonStrongdiva]

Thank you for.speaking about your therapy journey!!!!

[@kshepard52]

Tyler Hamilton's book gives a pretty good overview of those times, the need to use performance enhancing substances and techniques to compete at top levels, and what appeared to me to be a pretty unbiased picture of Armstrong and other top echelon bike racers and those they rode for. Hamilton for the most part agrees with Armstrong when he says "we did what we had to do", and it wasn't simple. Not by a long shot! He quotes Armstrong describing top racers as "stone-cold killers" when it came to team politics, and Armstrong seemed to fall into that category. As is pretty common, maybe it's a good idea not to learn too much about your heros. They may not remain your heros. That is one painful sport.

[@mattkent2651]

Some will never forgive him. In fact, as I wrote my last comment, I couldn't help but feel that this man has paid his dues probably double over. His entire life, is spent explaining himself. But his story became so complex that it boils down to perspective. I for one, think he is using the experience to still contribute his energy to Cancer which is the right outcome.

[@giacomosanguin392]

Well he is rich, famous, he still has lots of fans. And he will never be forget. Even if he is a criminal, a scammer, one of the worst person professional sport as ever known, he will still live his life happily. And this is the worst thing about this story. He should be in jail, instead he is free to do whatever he wants

[@52daytripper]

he's not completely worthless, he can always serve as a bad example

[@thenorthman515]

Crime pays...

[@t.b.r.2844]

He made the best entertainment ever - i think a lot of people likes him for that 😀

[@strangelee4400]

I couldn't do it. How could you keep a trophy on your wall and look at it everyday, knowing you got it by cheating?

[@jasonyoung9559]

It was an even playing field.

[@coachrod333]

Because everyone else was doing the same thing.

[@jamesrobertson432]

Not everyone was doing it. And not everyone who was doing it did it to the same degree and did the same drugs. It wasn't a level playing field.

[@jasonyoung9559]

@@jamesrobertson432 Everyone on the podium was doing it . 9 of the top 10. They should just lift the ban on PED's. Let's see the most incredible pharmaceutical enhanced freaks possible.....that is entertainment.

[@jamesrobertson432]

@@jasonyoung9559 True lol

[@thomasetoconnor]

Juan Peolta, I 100% forgive you. You have help save millions of people's life's. I bet you are an awesome father and I wish nothing but the best for you and your family. I ran the Thursday morning "Bomb Run" in Austin with you several times back in 2012 or 2013 and you taught me how to tie my laces so they never come undone. I give you an A+ ... you made amends for mistakes where almost 0% of people have the balls to do it. Thanks for everything you have done and I am certain you will do more amazing things for decades to come. If I could ever help you please never hesitate in contacting me, I think you are a class act.

[@Kiltsnquilts]

I'm shocked at how long it took him to answer that first question!

[@2bsure]

Because it's not his decision to say yes or no. Like he said he would talk to them. I have plenty of friends at the gym who are bodybuilders and many take steroids when they compete. I don't judge as I know the sport and its up to them. I've never taken any and would not because it doesn't mean that much to me, but they look fantastic and I don't because there is only so far you can go naturally and it's nowhere near as good as with help. Let people make their own mind only let them know the risks.

[@russelljohnson437]

Maybe you should just stop judging em 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@debbiegallant8670]

Xq

[@duanesmith7263]

Lance made watching cycling exciting. I dont think i have watched it since

[@MainUkraine]

Exciting*

[@commonsensethecynosure1639]

What you are saying, and I know that I am correct. You loved Armstrong but merely liked cycling if that.

[@duanesmith7263]

@@commonsensethecynosure1639 What are you saying? And i dont care if im right.

[@JustAThought155]

This is an old interview now, he is still an elevated hero as he speaks. Competition is longing to be better than others. The question is why.

[@SolicitorRandolph]

He's still the 7X Tour de France champion. The Eurotrash didn't like how he dominated the sport. Look at the tour winners of his era, they are all connected to drugs. He was the best at focusing on the TDF and the results don't lie.

[@wildmindtv8049]

​@John Cosgrove For Lance Armstrong, during the 7-year window when he won every Tour de France (1999-2005), 87% of the top-10 finishers (61 of 70) were confirmed dopers or suspected of doping. So are you attacking all of these other champions as well or just Lance?

[@wildmindtv8049]

@John Cosgrove Are you commenting on their videos/pages too? or just Lance?

[@pavanatanaya]

WildMind TV those other guys are not trying to dry hump that last ounce of fame

[@wildmindtv8049]

@@pavanatanayalast ounce? Lance will ALWAYS be VERY famous! Thats why even after all his mistakes he is still a very successful man. Oh and by the way, you're wrong, most of those other guys are still involved in the cycling business in one way or another and are often very successful. You just don't see it because you don't care about the sport of cycling, you just care about hating on Lance Armstrong.

[@wildmindtv8049]

@Rick B Yep, just like all the best athletes in the world also have the best trainers, doctors, nutritionists, therapists, technology and above all mindset and discipline. You don't just shoot up EPO and then win a medal. That's not how it works.

[@jneedee]

No matter what, this man has provided such an insight into not only the workings of sport, but more importantly that as Humans, we are all imperfect. And yet perfect.

[@melissaflick9041]

Yes. I'd love to read the re-written psych/sociology books in 20 years. This is real humanity embraced through the highs and lows. Any who claim superiority are lying to themselves.

[@SaltCreep45]

90% of all Juice that's the Truth all Sports

[@qEnergize]

Bunker Buster If you want to win at the elite level then you Absolutely have to use PEDS

[@karl8805]

100% legit...the 10% that dont dope..never heard of them

[@johnalvarez7957]

We all choose the company we keep. I, for one, will not judge Lance. He made his decisions and now is living with them. I hope I have as much courage to deal with my mistakes as he has had dealing with his.

[@Transsend_it]

This is a man who has confronted his Shadow.

[@charlesm7646]

This is more of a PR video than an “interview.” It looks like NBC wants to refresh Lance’s image for some reason. My bet is that we will soon be seeing him with Bob Roll & co. at NBC’s Tour de France coverage.

[@pakamov]

I hope they do. Doper he was but also one of the greatest athletes in this sport. His insight is priceless he won it 7 times for fucks sake.

[@dns1235]

I was thinking the same. Sherwin passed, and Ligget is no spring chicken.

[@pedalpatrol]

Na he is doing is own thing now i dont think he will drop this.

[@alexsington]

NBC should bring him on. His podcasts are really good

[@charlesm7646]

It would certainly spice things up wouldn’t it? I think it would be interesting to watch. I’m not all that crazy about his personality, but he knows so much about the Tour - I would certainly tune in to watch it .

[@KevinM88TR11]

Things have changed alot since then. I think smart people understand that high performing athletes use peds.

[@CFCMahomet]

My wife went through cancer and came out the other side. It makes you a fighter on a level that few can understand. When I look at Lance I don’t condone how he did what he did, but I understand it.

[@garysteel3884]

❤❤❤ to you wife but lance is a cheat

[@NoelKerns]

Question I wish Tirico had asked..."Do you still have any relationships with any of your former Postal team mates, and what is the nature of those relationships?"

[@joeyslats31]

George Hincapie and him are still friends as well as Johan Bruyneel but I can't say for sure about others. I think him and Tyler Hamilton might be a bit rocky.

[@gregorythomashalsey4801]

Noel Kerns Agreed, and the shallow-minded puppet master Bruyneel and squinty Thom Weisel still lurk unpunished.

[@ucliker]

He has two podcasts where he talks to a lot of them.

[@denniscassley2569]

HOW ABOUT: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, LANCE, TO COMPENSATE THOSE YOU HURT & ARGUABLY RUINED?

[@s0923064]

@@denniscassley2569 Who should this be?

[@to5msheppard]

I love Lance.. He doesn't win without it, everyone else was doping.. He and his team worked hard, had great equipment, awesome overall Team. I don't know, we all get caught up to win, get better, defend self.. They picked on him and only him because of his meanness. But he still worked harder than any bicyclist in the tour.. They should have never striped him of the wins, but change the sport and better testing....

[@TheVintagesteal]

Always show the "Therapy Card". It's an instant hit. AW...see he's human now,he's trying....

[@jonrobertson7801]

I hated Barry Bonds Mark McGuire for what they did to baseball but seeing Lance Armstrong just make my blood boiler what he did cycle and for being all round bad guy.