SHOOT: I think everyone is hoping that all that inspiration was genuine. Is genuine.
In building any case against Armstrong, Novitzky isn't just taking on another big-name athlete. He's chasing down an icon, an inspirational figure whose high-profile battle against cancer, and heroic fundraising efforts to fund research and support for cancer patients has transcended sports. "Does the public care about drugs in sports anymore? I don't think so," says Don Catlin, a pharmacologist and drug-testing pioneer who founded the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab. "The public is pretty ho-hum. But people aren't exactly ho-hum when Lance Armstrong is involved."
A case against Armstrong could prove even more difficult, since the government has no positive steroid tests from the cyclist (that we know of). "Like everyone else, I want to know the truth about Lance Armstrong," says Catlin. "But I'm not sure the truth can be known, no matter how many millions we put into it." |
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