He does say in the interview that 1) he doesn't regret doping 2) he does regret being an asshole
1. Lance was a doper.
2. Lance was an asshole.
Lance is saying he would dope again if it were 1995 all over again. This is understandable. He became rich and famous and idolized like few ever before. He slept with rock and movie stars. You can take the fame and money away, but you can't take the memories away. And, if he hadn't doped, he would be just another roughneck working the oil and gas industry in Texas.
Now, if Lance were to say that he were to be an asshole again, that would be a real shame. Now, probably, in reality, he would. At each point he fought aggressively and successfully to keep his secret buried. If he hadn't been such an asshole, perhaps it never would have held out until 2012.
kny wrote:
There's two things to keep separate in your mind, though few manage to. 1. Lance was a doper.
2. Lance was an asshole.
Lance is saying he would dope again if it were 1995 all over again. This is understandable. He became rich and famous and idolized like few ever before. He slept with rock and movie stars. You can take the fame and money away, but you can't take the memories away. And, if he hadn't doped, he would be just another roughneck working the oil and gas industry in Texas.
Now, if Lance were to say that he were to be an asshole again, that would be a real shame. Now, probably, in reality, he would. At each point he fought aggressively and successfully to keep his secret buried. If he hadn't been such an asshole, perhaps it never would have held out until 2012.