Did Lance live strong???

Recently, I came over this video about links between athletes and psychopaths. 

The first great athlete that came to my mind is Lance Armstrong. According to the video, he certainly fits into the characteristics of a psychopath. And then I discovered the following video about the 2 time Ironman world champion, Chris Mccormack's (nicknamed Macca) view on Lance. 

To Macca, Lance really got the attitude to be The Winner. In fact, I think it was the arrogance that won him those races. His arrogance was so terrifying, thereby scared off many other athletes. I can totally understand that fear, because whenever I swim in the pool with many pros, I would get scared by them, fearing that I am blocking their way. Everytime I come into this situation, I either can't swim properly or swim too fast and my energy drained out so quickly that I can't endure more than the time normally I do. 

Following this logic, I even think the arrogance, the attitude of a winner, is the missing key for Lee Chong Wei to win against Lin Dan during many of their match-ups. However I still prefer Lee Chong Wei for his humble character, ironically.

When Lance's doping was confirmed, many people have been commenting about this incident. I agree with many comments but there is one I am furious about, saying anyone can do what he did if doped. Lance is still great as a fighter against cancer. He is great for his determination to win at all cost, entirely commited himself into his aspiration, which is something can't be done by sitting idly at home. 

After years, I realized that one doesn't have to be good in order to be great. It reminds me of Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby" and a video discussing whether Gatsby is great.

Just like what John Green said in the video, Gatsby is certainly a great man, but a great man must be even more careful of what he worships. If winning was all Lance worshipped, then in my point of view, winning is dangerous to be worshipped. 

All I said doesn't imply that we shouldn't punish Lance for what he did. He cheated, he broke the rules, and therefore should be punished. Other than that, me as a spectator, I ask myself, do I really care whether athletes are doped? Frankly, I don't care. I just want to have a great time watching sports. All I care the most while watching a competition is the performance, the result. This reminds me of the movie "Real Steel". Spectators in the movie want more violence, more speed and more great performance, that human boxing couldn't satisfy them anymore, hence the robot fighting. Just like I want to see athletes to go faster, stronger. The more exaggerated the performance is, the more I am excited. I don't care whether if athletes are honest or not during the mean time. I want something amazing to happen, a miracle almost.  

In the end, for a spectator, is doping really that bad, other than bad for heatlh of the athlete concerned? The rich can exploit the new technologies in construction of suits and equipments while the poor can't. So is the competition always fair for everyone?   

So did Lance live strong? Yes, of course! And he is now stronger, for he has the courage to tell the truth.