Fuck Lance Armstrong

I'm right now watching TED talks I've downloaded with Miro. Watching Tony Robbins from 2006 give his talk. Now, I'm not one who would ever have, by choice, listened to Tony Robbins. He's talking about emotional strength, and comes up with Lance Armstrong. And, you know what? Fuck Lance Armstrong. I don't need to be told that people can do anything. I don't need to be shown that people can do anything. And I don't need some man to be fictionalized for me in order to do that. And I'm not saying that Lance Armstrong is a falsehood, or that Lance Armstrong is a lie. I don't believe that at all. What I mean by saying fictionalized is that he has been made a story. And not in the "news story" sense of story. I mean in the sit-down-and-read-a-book sense of story. Not that I have any kind of problem with a good story, but I'd rather read a story I haven't heard before. And I really don't need to hear about a man overcoming adversity to become an outstanding specimen. Not another one. I'd much rather hear about a man committed to his work who then excels at it. Which is his story, but not one we get to hear, not one we're shown. I can listen to a recording of Glen Gould to learn that people can do anything. I can watch Cirque du Soleil to learn that people can do anything. And I don't need to know anything about the person who is performing for me other than what they tell me in that particular performance. So, fuck Lance Armstrong, the story.