He wants to get his ban on competing lifted so that he can compete in Triathlons, etc. By coming clean with the authorities (which is the next stage after Oprah), he can get his lifetime ban changed to a finite term (typically, 1 to 2 years).
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not a big picture guy, and I am a cynic. Granting those premises, > there is something I don't understand about Armstrong's confession, > specifically his motivation for doing so. His career was already over, > his family was already wrecked, his credibility was already shot, his > endorsement deals were already dried up. All that a verbal confession > does is open himself up for litigation (otherwise it would have been > his word against the words of everybody was actually was caught > doping, and no self-respecting judge would allow that in a courtroom). > If I wasn't a cynic, I'd say the guilt was simply gnawing away at him, > but I am and it wasn't. He certainly had a team of advisers, from > marketing scum to lawyer scum, telling him what he should do. So why > confess? What's in it for him? > > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
