Originally Posted by
stonecrd
I guess the question for me would be if you are guilty and know you are guilty would you spend $2m (if the article is accurate) on your defense. Especially when even if you win you probably will have a tough time getting to the level of making back that kind of money. I know if it was me and I was guilty I would just walk away keep my money and find something else to do. If I'm not guilty then I might be more inclined to spend the dough to get back my credibility. Of course who knows what he is thinking.
Exhibit A: Tyler Hamilton. Mounting a defense has no connection to actual guilt or innocence. Flip this argument around and they could be mounting a defense to either present an innocent image or hope to get off on a technicality, when they know they did dope.