Sure, Lance is a great cyclist and he's rewritten the record books which is really good for those who care about such things, but if you want a hero, a 'role model' when it comes to dealing with $hit in your life let me introduce you to the hundreds of kids with cancer and their parents I have met while working in a children's hospital. The way they cope, not in dealing with cycling really fast up a mountain stage, but with the months and sometimes years of dealing with their sick child slowly dieing. And keeping it together so as to provide a nurturing environment, food, and shelter for their other children. No sponsorship deals, no podium finish, no fan mail, no glory, just gut wrenching pain, day after day, week after week, month after month, and the prize at the finish line is (usually) burying their child. Even lance has stated that his biggest achievement was winning his fight against cancer and that's what he'd rather be remembered for.

You think you have problems? you think Lance is a hero for his cycling?