Originally Posted by
Gluteus
The issue is not whether he was a great athlete or not. He was.
The issue is not whether everybody else was doping or not. They were.
The issue is that he used coercion, intimidation and tried to destroy anyone who tried to expose the truth.
Yea, this is nicely put. It's really not about the dope at all, there are lots of dopers who are still popular. I, and apparently many others, can understand athletes doping - they're being paid to win, not prance around like Mary Morality. That doesn't make them evil, they're just playing the cards they were dealt.
Lance is being villified because...well, because he's pretty darn villainous.