Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#0re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/25/04 at 3:15pm...and totally do-able.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#1re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/25/04 at 4:30pm
Wow, it only took one reply to get right to the gutter. Good job! :)
Anyway, congrats to Armstrong. Is he really retiring now?
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
SammyGal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/04
#3re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/25/04 at 4:50pm
No he's def. not retiring but he's not sure he'll do the Tour again.
When did he start dating Sheryl Crow?
On a clear day I can see myself for miles ~Taboo
#4re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/25/04 at 5:02pmRight around the time she realized she could have her name in the press every day by joining him at the Tour de France.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
thirdrowcenter
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#5re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/25/04 at 6:17pmI'm so happy Lance won again! Especially after being spit (spat?)upon by the bad sport Germans. Updated On: 7/25/04 at 06:17 PM
junglered
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#7re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/25/04 at 11:25pm
Good for him!
I thought he was married at one point, I guess he's not anymore.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#8re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/25/04 at 11:28pm
He got divorced. Or is in the middle of one.
This man is a fighter and a surivor and deserves the respect of everyone on the planet.
Shame on those who cursed/harassed/spat on him.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
sprokspork101
Chorus Member Joined: 7/25/04
#9re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/25/04 at 11:40pmwait, when did he win? i thought the race was still going on? well..shows how much i know about these kinda things
shesings
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/14/04
#10re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/25/04 at 11:48pmi dunno - hes an amazing athelete, but i know a lot of people who overcame cancer ... and they didn't have to leave their wives and babies in the process
Caravaggio
Chorus Member Joined: 7/25/04
#11re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/25/04 at 11:48pm
Ditched his wife after she loyally stood by him and nursed him during his cancer scare.
He's a great cyclist. He's also a pig.
Hope she bleeds him dry.
I'm happy as long as there are brownies in the green room.
#12re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/26/04 at 12:21amCaravaggio thats what I heard about him too. He is a great cyclist but thats a crappy thing to do. Methinks his head got too big.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#13re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/26/04 at 1:10amI'm intrigued by how many personal friends of the Armstrong's post on these boards. At least I'm assuming they're friends, because obviously no one who didn't know them and the real circumstances of their lives would have anything to say about the situation.
#14re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/26/04 at 1:12amTHANK YOU, DGRANT!
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
#15re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/26/04 at 1:26amI really dont have an opinion, I just think his exwife was prettier than Sheryl Crow lol.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
say what?
Stand-by Joined: 11/17/03
#16re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/26/04 at 2:39amLoved the cameo Lance had in Dodgeball. Brilliant.
"SUNY Binghamton, yes. I'm sure getting a degree from SUNY Binghamton is very useful. Normally to get a degree with that kind of credibility you'd have to study in Guatemala or Haiti."
Caravaggio
Chorus Member Joined: 7/25/04
#17re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/26/04 at 9:01am
"I'm intrigued by how many personal friends of the Armstrong's post on these boards. At least I'm assuming they're friends, because obviously no one who didn't know them and the real circumstances of their lives would have anything to say about the situation."
Exactly. It would be rash indeed to assume he deserves ANY respect for his behaviour.
I'm happy as long as there are brownies in the green room.
#18re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/26/04 at 9:08amThe reports in the press were that he was enjoying his celebrity very much (take from that what you will), and that his wife was not.
Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#19re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/26/04 at 11:55am
Lance Armstrong...
Dan Jansen...
Hmmm...names of male athletes who ditch their loyal wives and children who stood by when they were sick/struggling once they hit the spotlight.
Anyone care to add to the list.
Congrats to Lance on the biking achievement.
Not sure I want to put him in the role model category, however...
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
#20re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/26/04 at 12:51pmActually I believe he had a girlfriend who loyally stood by him through the cancer. After he got better they broke up (not sure who initiated the break-up, think it was Lance) and then he met his current wife whom he is now divorcing. When you don't know the details it's hard to pass judgement. She may have stood by him, but maybe she was a controlling freak or something.
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#21re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/26/04 at 12:52pm
Whatever the reason, it is private and none of our business.
The man deserves more respect.
"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#22re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/26/04 at 1:34pm
I actually met Lance Armstrong a few years ago.
As most of you know, I do volunteer work at the Sanctuary of Lourdes in France. It is located in the foothills of the Pyrenees.
That year the Tour de France as going right through the Pyrenees and most of the participants--and their entourages were staying in the town of Lourdes (which has more hotels than Paris--no kidding!). Lance Armstrong and his group were staying at the Hotel Christinia, whic is a few doors away from the place where I stay every year. While walking home from my duties one evening, Lance and his friends were seated outside the Christina having drinks; I think it was Perrier. I shouted a "hello" to Lance and when he heard an American accent he came over and spoke to me for a few moments. He seemed nice enough, but I also sensed he was self-impressed.
"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#23re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/26/04 at 2:03pm
Well, if he's self impressed, can you blame him?
Caravaggio, what is your deal? People divorce. Alot. They fall our of love and it just happens.
And he's still do-able, Plum...and anyone who poses so often with his shirt off obviously knows it, so...
Jesus, when did the prudes take over this board?
I love Lance, he's tops in my book.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#24re: Lance Armstrong
Posted: 7/26/04 at 2:13pmI was kidding, Borstalboy. I haven't the slightest idea how many times Armstrong has posed with his shirt off, nor do I particularly care. But if you find it appealing, have fun. I'd be the worst kind of hypocrite if I condemned you for it, considering how much I like Hugh Jackman shirtless. :)
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