Once, I was thinking about quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer, all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike and I won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I'm sure you have a good reason to quit. | | | | Pudge tries to nudge the ball fair.
(Bettmann/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “Once, I was thinking about quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer, all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike and I won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I'm sure you have a good reason to quit.”
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| | rantnrave:// Why does it feel like most controversies in sports come down to name calling? Take the latest one involving CAM NEWTON. The CHARLOTTE OBSERVER'S JOURDAN RODRIGUE asked the PANTHERS QB a question about a wide receiver. Newton said he found it "funny" hearing "a female" talk about routes. He should listen to more women. Sports is a microcosm of the world. This episode could've been used to talk about a double-standard for women in the workplace. As a history lesson on how hard it has been for women to earn the access and respect they deserve in locker rooms. But when Rodrigue's old tweets surfaced Thursday, showing her use racist language four-plus years ago, the spotlight moved onto her. She was branded a racist. Is that fair based on old tweets? Rodrigue apologized. What do her tweets have to do with what Newton said? Newton is called a sexist. He apologized, saying his comment was "degrading and disrespectful to women" but not his intention. Does that moment represent who he is? He's addressed women in the media inappropriately before. How much is enough to draw a conclusion about him? We only know sports stars in drips and drabs, and paint a whole picture of them off that. Can we have two conversations at once: about Rodrigue and Newton? What does it say about us if we can't, or if we don't want to?... Was watching the first season of WEST WING for the umpteenth time this week when JUWAN HOWARD popped up on screen. Love his cameo. MR. RODNEY GRANT, associate director of the president's council on physical fitness. TOBY ZIEGLER name-dropped STEFFI GRAF -- one of the few times AARON SORKIN let real life into his TV world. Doesn't compare to my favorite athlete cameo, though. No, not KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR in AIRPLANE. The LANCE ARMSTRONG speech in DODGEBALL. Still holds up, even if Armstrong's reputation doesn't. Can rewatch it on loop... Writing an epitaph for CHUCK BLAZER isn't easy. He was a criminal who lived large and a key federal witness who helped bring FIFA's corruption into the light. As his life began to crumble, Blazer became soccer's anti-hero. SportsSET: "The Man Who Helped Take Down FIFA"... Do you root for the home team or free CHICK-FIL-A?... Day playoff baseball is the best baseball... I won't have what he's having. | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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