Edmund Burke once said, "Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it." I think this story of Lance Armstrong should do more than point fingers and pass blame, and discredit him as a person. While all of those things are natural reactions of feeling like you were scammed, I think it's important to move forward and try to prevent things like this from happening in the future. For one, it gives athletes a bad name. It's hard, grueling work, with extensive training and altered lifestyles. Stories like Armstrong's takes away from the authenticity of real athletes, who work hard, train hard and win honestly. Not only does it give innocent athletes a bad image, it makes the outsiders, the fans, the supporters, be skeptical of not only athleticism but more importantly character, perseverance, the importance of being an honest man. If you cannot trust a man's word, then you cannot trust anything. As a huge fan of sports, you want to be able to first trust their character and their word, and then whole-heartedly believe that you are cheering and rooting for someone whose competing honestly.