Today is a sad day...maybe... As someone who watched nearly every stage of Lance Armstrong's 7 Tour De France wins. And, as someone who has devoted much of my time in the past 13 years to coaching Track and Field...an oft steroid-stained sport... I hope that the Fall from grace for Lance, this renowned and beloved champion, will be a deterrent for future athletes to not do drugs...my sadness turns to hope, that a lesson is being learned and need not be repeated!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/lance-armstrong-doping-allegations-could-leave-lasting-stain-on-livestrong-foundation/2012/10/18/1b1cbed8-1952-11e2-aa6f-3b636fecb829_story.html
Such sad and angering news PART 1:
2012 Olympic women's shot put champion Nadezhda Ostapchuk has been stripped of the gold medal she won at the London Games after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid.
http://www.reuters.com/london-olympics-2012/articles/athletics/2012/08/13/ostapchuk-stripped-gold-medal-doping
Remember that USATF athletes pledge to
WIN with INTEGRITY:
I pledge to make good decisions in my life
I will be an enthusiastic and positive person.
I will live with integrity every day;
I will lead a healthy, active lifestyle.
I will take pride in my successes
on the playing field and in the classroom;
I will be honest and drug-free,
knowing cheaters never win.
I am a Champion!
A true and simple statement. And it all begins with one person not just saying it, but living it...that person is you.
