Lance appearing on Oprah next week

[Jeremiah]

Exactly!! Wonderboy knows exactly what he's doing here, he's been coached to the gills to play the "feel bad for me/martyr" role.

Who better to give an interview to(besides Phil or Sally Jenkins) than the worlds sweetheart, Oprah? I wouldn't put it past him or his stupid lawyers to try to get him on Dr. Phils show, or the late night talk show circuit. Hell, I bet another book deal has already been signed. There's no money is silence, he'll sing like a jaybird, but only on HIS terms and only say what HE wants to say. PR dream for him.

If he does this he'll be creating an hour and a half of stupidity like the 2005 podium speech...

And Oprah will be mocked too....

Can they be this stupid?

 

[Fatclimber]

I hope he's defiant and states that doping was a fact of life and he was doing what almost everybody else was doing if they wanted a chance to win.

When Oprah brings up the brutality of his ruination of people, he could say that he feels somewhat bad about it, but this is the world we've created; take a look around, the business world is brutal.

If he's completely honest about what he truly believes and exposes the hypocrisy of society in general, I'll respect that a little.

Regarding the cancer, he could rhetorically ask, 'Do you know how much $hit you have to take, and how violated your body is by doctors, just to keep yourself alive?' What's a bunch of drugs in a bicycle race? These people who subscribe to Livestrong just want to live and if it requires pharmaceutical help, so be it.

If he came across as combative, at least there won't be hypocrisy.

I'll still go on calling him an a$$hole though...

I would like to see a "self-interview" of sorts, bring up his own quotes from the past and ask his response to his own words.

“If you consider my situation: a guy who comes back from arguably, you know, a death sentence, why would I then enter into a sport and dope myself up and risk my life again? That's crazy. I would never do that. No. No way.”

“A guy like Simeoni, all he wants to do is to destroy cycling... and for me, that’s not correct. He’s the kind of rider who attacks the peloton and cycling in general.”

“His accusations aren’t good for cycling, for his team, for me, for anybody. If he thinks cycling works like that, he’s wrong and he would be better off going home.”

"I hope it sends out a fantastic message to all survivors around the world. We can return to what we were before – and even better.”

“This is my body, and I can do whatever I want to it. I can push it, study it, tweak it; listen to it. Everybody wants to know what I am on. What am I on? I am on my bike busting my *** six hours a day. What are you on?”

“What he did in 1989 and 1990 was phenomenal. But Greg’s not even worth talking about today. And I don’t need to hear from him – he’d only shove his foot farther down his mouth.”

“It’s our word against his word. I like our word. We like our credibility. Floyd lost his credibility a long time ago.”

“I’m here to fight this disease. You are not worth the chair that you’re sitting on with a statement like that with a disease that touches everybody around the world.”

“Finally, the last thing I’ll say to the people who don’t believe in cycling, the cynics and the skeptics: I'm sorry for you. I’m sorry that you can’t dream big. I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles. But this is one hell of a race. This is a great sporting event and you should stand around and believe it. You should believe in these athletes, and you should believe in these people. I'll be a fan of the Tour de France for as long as I live. And there are no secrets — this is a hard sporting event and hard work wins it. So Vive le Tour forever!”

Heck, that's an interview all in itself. There are so many more. So much defiance. So much anger. And so much BS. So much of it directed at those who simply wanted to do what was right.

 

[Jeremiah]

I would like to see a "self-interview" of sorts, bring up his own quotes from the past and ask his response to his own words.

“If you consider my situation: a guy who comes back from arguably, you know, a death sentence, why would I then enter into a sport and dope myself up and risk my life again? That's crazy. I would never do that. No. No way.”

“A guy like Simeoni, all he wants to do is to destroy cycling... and for me, that’s not correct. He’s the kind of rider who attacks the peloton and cycling in general.”

“His accusations aren’t good for cycling, for his team, for me, for anybody. If he thinks cycling works like that, he’s wrong and he would be better off going home.”

"I hope it sends out a fantastic message to all survivors around the world. We can return to what we were before – and even better.”

“This is my body, and I can do whatever I want to it. I can push it, study it, tweak it; listen to it. Everybody wants to know what I am on. What am I on? I am on my bike busting my *** six hours a day. What are you on?”

“What he did in 1989 and 1990 was phenomenal. But Greg’s not even worth talking about today. And I don’t need to hear from him – he’d only shove his foot farther down his mouth.”

“It’s our word against his word. I like our word. We like our credibility. Floyd lost his credibility a long time ago.”

“I’m here to fight this disease. You are not worth the chair that you’re sitting on with a statement like that with a disease that touches everybody around the world.”

“Finally, the last thing I’ll say to the people who don’t believe in cycling, the cynics and the skeptics: I'm sorry for you. I’m sorry that you can’t dream big. I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles. But this is one hell of a race. This is a great sporting event and you should stand around and believe it. You should believe in these athletes, and you should believe in these people. I'll be a fan of the Tour de France for as long as I live. And there are no secrets — this is a hard sporting event and hard work wins it. So Vive le Tour forever!”

Heck, that's an interview all in itself. There are so many more. So much defiance. So much anger. And so much BS. So much of it directed at those who simply wanted to do what was right.

Great stuff! Kind of why I couldn't give a rat's a$s about the interview. Everyone who is paying attention knows EXACTLY who LA is.

 

[86TDFWinner]

Lol, we ""believe in cycling " Wonderboy, we just don't believe YOU!

The LeMond quote is hilarious.

 

[mewmewmew13]

If he does this he'll be creating an hour and a half of stupidity like the 2005 podium speech...

And Oprah will be mocked too....

Can they be this stupid?

This really was the ultimate wasn't it?
Cannot believe he could stand there with a straight face and spew that so shamelessly.

It just shows he is the world champion of sickness and twisted narcissism.

I hope Oprah can transcend herself....but she won't.

 

[reginagold]

I would like to see a "self-interview" of sorts, bring up his own quotes from the past and ask his response to his own words.

“If you consider my situation: a guy who comes back from arguably, you know, a death sentence, why would I then enter into a sport and dope myself up and risk my life again? That's crazy. I would never do that. No. No way.”

“A guy like Simeoni, all he wants to do is to destroy cycling... and for me, that’s not correct. He’s the kind of rider who attacks the peloton and cycling in general.”

“His accusations aren’t good for cycling, for his team, for me, for anybody. If he thinks cycling works like that, he’s wrong and he would be better off going home.”

"I hope it sends out a fantastic message to all survivors around the world. We can return to what we were before – and even better.”

“This is my body, and I can do whatever I want to it. I can push it, study it, tweak it; listen to it. Everybody wants to know what I am on. What am I on? I am on my bike busting my *** six hours a day. What are you on?”

“What he did in 1989 and 1990 was phenomenal. But Greg’s not even worth talking about today. And I don’t need to hear from him – he’d only shove his foot farther down his mouth.”

“It’s our word against his word. I like our word. We like our credibility. Floyd lost his credibility a long time ago.”

“I’m here to fight this disease. You are not worth the chair that you’re sitting on with a statement like that with a disease that touches everybody around the world.”

“Finally, the last thing I’ll say to the people who don’t believe in cycling, the cynics and the skeptics: I'm sorry for you. I’m sorry that you can’t dream big. I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles. But this is one hell of a race. This is a great sporting event and you should stand around and believe it. You should believe in these athletes, and you should believe in these people. I'll be a fan of the Tour de France for as long as I live. And there are no secrets — this is a hard sporting event and hard work wins it. So Vive le Tour forever!”

Heck, that's an interview all in itself. There are so many more. So much defiance. So much anger. And so much BS. So much of it directed at those who simply wanted to do what was right.

Great starters. Oh and ask about the strategy of getting the anti doping gurus to unwitingly, it seems, let the fox see all the very latest in anti doping technologies. Helping the fox wander through the hen house as it were.

Looking back, he even managed to totally use Caitlin, basically the founder of anti doping testing for the USOC. Seems clear now he sucked Caitlin in only to learn where the gaps were in existing testing, what a better testing system would look like. Then he dropped Caitlin like a bad habit. All in connection with Armstrongs comeback from retirement. He'd gotten similar inside information before from UCI and the Swiss lab, tried to get the same dance going with USADA for a bit more $$, the $250 k donation USADA wisely refused.

 

[D-Queued]

C'mon, does anyone here really believe Wonderboy won't know what questions are being asked, or that he won't have some control over the interview? he's spent his life being a lying, manipulative, scumbag pos. He's ruined people, he's in total control, regardless of what Oprah and/or her people claim otherwise. He'll admit to it half heartedly, play the role of a martyr, and the stupid fanbois will re-plant their heads firmly in his *** and still cling to the "never tested positive/witch hunt/ poor Lance/Cancer boy" bs he's been shoveling for the better part of a decade. This is damage control somewhat, to try to get the fanbois to worship at the "altar of Lance" again. He's no longer as american as apple pie, and he realizes this & now we get "the confession". I would be surprised if one tough question, or one question leading to his guilt is asked.

Yes, he is.

He will choose you, disarm you with his words, and control you with his presence. He will delight you with his wit and his plans. He will show you a good time, but you will always get the bill. He will smile and deceive you, and he will scare you with his eyes. And when he is through with you, and he will be through with you, he will desert you and take with him your innocence and your pride. You will be left much sadder but not a lot wiser, and for a long time you will wonder what happened and what you did wrong. And if another of his kind comes knocking at your door, will you open it?

From an essay signed, "A psychopath in prison." Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of Psychopaths Among Us. -Dr. Hare

Dave.

 

[86TDFWinner]

Yes, he is.

He will choose you, disarm you with his words, and control you with his presence. He will delight you with his wit and his plans. He will show you a good time, but you will always get the bill. He will smile and deceive you, and he will scare you with his eyes. And when he is through with you, and he will be through with you, he will desert you and take with him your innocence and your pride. You will be left much sadder but not a lot wiser, and for a long time you will wonder what happened and what you did wrong. And if another of his kind comes knocking at your door, will you open it?

From an essay signed, "A psychopath in prison." Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of Psychopaths Among Us. -Dr. Hare

Dave.

Good stuff Dave. That fits Wonderboy.

 

[Tom T.]

Yes, he is.

He will choose you, disarm you with his words, and control you with his presence. He will delight you with his wit and his plans. He will show you a good time, but you will always get the bill. He will smile and deceive you, and he will scare you with his eyes. And when he is through with you, and he will be through with you, he will desert you and take with him your innocence and your pride. You will be left much sadder but not a lot wiser, and for a long time you will wonder what happened and what you did wrong. And if another of his kind comes knocking at your door, will you open it?

From an essay signed, "A psychopath in prison." Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of Psychopaths Among Us. -Dr. Hare

Dave.

Wow, that's stunning. The lines "And when he is through with you, and he will be through with you, he will desert you and take with him your innocence and your pride. You will be left much sadder but not a lot wiser, and for a long time you will wonder what happened and what you did wrong." remind me so much of Tyler and the others Lance discarded.

 

[blackcat]

great post Fatclimber? Can we call you Toto, or Pieri, or Quaranta. but they are rouleurs or sprinters.

There was another who did this meta interview. Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd. But not as accomplished at StrongArm

I would like to see a "self-interview" of sorts, bring up his own quotes from the past and ask his response to his own words.

“If you consider my situation: a guy who comes back from arguably, you know, a death sentence, why would I then enter into a sport and dope myself up and risk my life again? That's crazy. I would never do that. No. No way.”

“A guy like Simeoni, all he wants to do is to destroy cycling... and for me, that’s not correct. He’s the kind of rider who attacks the peloton and cycling in general.”

“His accusations aren’t good for cycling, for his team, for me, for anybody. If he thinks cycling works like that, he’s wrong and he would be better off going home.”

"I hope it sends out a fantastic message to all survivors around the world. We can return to what we were before – and even better.”

“This is my body, and I can do whatever I want to it. I can push it, study it, tweak it; listen to it. Everybody wants to know what I am on. What am I on? I am on my bike busting my *** six hours a day. What are you on?”

“What he did in 1989 and 1990 was phenomenal. But Greg’s not even worth talking about today. And I don’t need to hear from him – he’d only shove his foot farther down his mouth.”

“It’s our word against his word. I like our word. We like our credibility. Floyd lost his credibility a long time ago.”

“I’m here to fight this disease. You are not worth the chair that you’re sitting on with a statement like that with a disease that touches everybody around the world.”

“Finally, the last thing I’ll say to the people who don’t believe in cycling, the cynics and the skeptics: I'm sorry for you. I’m sorry that you can’t dream big. I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles. But this is one hell of a race. This is a great sporting event and you should stand around and believe it. You should believe in these athletes, and you should believe in these people. I'll be a fan of the Tour de France for as long as I live. And there are no secrets — this is a hard sporting event and hard work wins it. So Vive le Tour forever!”

Heck, that's an interview all in itself. There are so many more. So much defiance. So much anger. And so much BS. So much of it directed at those who simply wanted to do what was right.

 

[blackcat]

Wow, that's stunning. The lines "And when he is through with you, and he will be through with you, he will desert you and take with him your innocence and your pride. You will be left much sadder but not a lot wiser, and for a long time you will wonder what happened and what you did wrong." remind me so much of Tyler and the others Lance discarded.

losing pride, perhaps that aint necessarily a bad thing. forgive the double negative pleonasm

 

[mewmewmew13]

Wow, that's stunning. The lines "And when he is through with you, and he will be through with you, he will desert you and take with him your innocence and your pride. You will be left much sadder but not a lot wiser, and for a long time you will wonder what happened and what you did wrong." remind me so much of Tyler and the others Lance discarded.

haha..including wives/girlfriends...

 

[blackcat]

has anyone posted this? from Betsy's facebook

 

[reginagold]

The Oprah folks state they aren't paying Lance anything. Who believes they aren't paying a "donation" to Livestrong?

 

[blackcat]

The Oprah folks state they aren't paying Lance anything. Who believes they aren't paying a "donation" to Livestrong?

not paying anything.

But Stapelton and Capital Sports and Entertainment are providing HARPO with a remittance receipt for 100k per speakers fee

 

[MarkvW]

It is also very interesting to see how many people are interested in Lance's personal redemption. Some of the "haters" must have an abiding love of Lance, deep down.

 

[DirtyWorks]

The Oprah folks state they aren't paying Lance anything. Who believes they aren't paying a "donation" to Livestrong?

Haha... Yeah not paying him. Literally, that's probably true. But, we all know that's not how it is supposed work out.

Seriously, why Oprah would damage her brand by being lied to remains a mystery. Nothing but bad will come of this for Oprah. Maybe it's people at Discovery forcing this on her.

As posted long ago, understand the interview is largely scripted with both sides aware to a very precise and high level of confidence of what will be said.

 

[DirtyWorks]

It is also very interesting to see how many people are interested in Lance's personal redemption.

What is the motivation for that love? The guy is a human tornado. Why defend something so completely disasterous? Is it envying the imperious contempt? Ask the same people if they want a convicted pedophile moving into their neighborhood and they are sensible and say "NO!" But, Wonderboy? Different rules, and a guaranteed, different kind of disaster.

This is probably not a question for a cycling forum, but an interesting one.

 

[Kennf1]

I would love to see the videos from the practice sessions you know he's been going through for the last three weeks with professional PR people, psychologists, and witness consultants. I imagine the first sessions were a little rough.

"Lance, you can't drop the f-bomb."

"Lance, can you make your pupils bigger?"

"Lance, you can't sit with your legs AND your arms crossed."

"Lance, again, your ex-wife's name is Kristen. You can't just keep saying 'the first one.'"

 

[blackcat]

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[frenchfry]

Yes, he is.

He will choose you, disarm you with his words, and control you with his presence. He will delight you with his wit and his plans. He will show you a good time, but you will always get the bill. He will smile and deceive you, and he will scare you with his eyes. And when he is through with you, and he will be through with you, he will desert you and take with him your innocence and your pride. You will be left much sadder but not a lot wiser, and for a long time you will wonder what happened and what you did wrong. And if another of his kind comes knocking at your door, will you open it?

From an essay signed, "A psychopath in prison." Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of Psychopaths Among Us. -Dr. Hare

Dave.

Here is a question:

Lance, what might have happened if you had used your unique personality (as described above) to bully your fellow riders to stop doping instead of maximizing doping?

 

[Tom T.]

haha..including wives/girlfriends...

Yes, of course, them more so. The trail of wreckage behind this lunatic is quite staggering.

 

[mountainrman]

Who thinks Lance will make / be allowed to make a statement before the questioning begins? I am sure he will have asked to do so, and it might make a more coherent program if that happens.

I am surprised that none of the UK terrestrial or satellite networks appear to have bought the rights to show it at the time of the broadcast.

 

[deValtos]

I am surprised that none of the UK terrestrial or satellite networks appear to have bought the rights to show it at the time of the broadcast.

I think it broadcasts at 2am, middle of the night. Hardly worth it.

 

[ebandit]

you do?/

Who thinks Lance will make / be allowed to make a statement before the questioning begins?

probably viewers wll be stuck watching a soft focus montage of lance's

beautiful kids / beautiful home / cute puppies / best tour moments before

the questions start...............YUK!