Originally Posted by
bikegolfer
.... have admired Greg Lemond for as long as I have known cycling. I have become more and more fascinated by his story as I have grown older and would definitely call him one of my heroes....
Nothing wrong with admiring "sports hero's". But do keep in mind that a sports figure isn't really heroic. True they do put themselves at some level of risk... and others do benefit (
by being entertained) from their efforts and from that risk. But the primary reason athletes pour their hearts into their sport... is self serving. That is NOT a heroic quality.
Sports figures should be admired. And many have lessons that we can learn from... both in their successes and in how they handle their failures.
Greg Lemond was a fine athlete.