Originally Posted by caloso
Should have said, "Well that's a shame. Lance always speaks very highly of you."
There actually is a story about George Washington that is very much like this. George was asked about an young officer under his command. He repleid that he was a talanted young man, a fine officer and had a bright future (close as I can remember). Someone then said something like "Sir are you aware that this man says you are a fool ...". George replied "Oh, I's sorry I thought you asked about my opinion of him, not what he thought of me.
Getting back to Lance. I'm often highly critical, but stupid he is not. Either Lance or his management (most likely both) are very bright when it comes to cycling. It seems Lance has held on the the money he has made, so in that also he at least knows who to listen to. At the least Lance is smart enough to know who to listen to in two different areas (at the best far more). But even that least makes him smarter than most people out there.