The Program Page #7

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and let's all pay attention

and refocus on finding a cure

and saving lives.

Thank you.

(applause)

- David.

- Yeah.

What is it, John?

What just went on in there...

Look, the thing is, having you with us

is making life difficult.

If you don't let me in the car,

I can't report.

I'm sorry, David.

You know how these things are.

We all drink from the same trough,

and if one of us spits in the soup...

John... don't you find it odd

that we're being asked

to drink soup from a trough?

- Look...

- What?!

I used to believe in this sport

and Armstrong is killing it!

Members of the jury,

you are here to consider

a case for libel

brought by Mr Armstrong against

The Sunday Times newspaper.

(man) This is not

a judicial proceeding,

this is a court of arbitration

in relation to the claim by Tailwind

against SCA

for payments to Mr Armstrong.

Emma O'Reilly has identified that

at one point in the Tour de France

that you asked her to dispose

of some syringes.

- Are you familiar with her statement?

- I am familiar with that statement.

- Is there any truth to that statement?

- Absolutely not.

In interview on Irish radio recently,

Mr Walsh,

you acknowledged that you had

no "smoking gun".

I meant I had

no single piece of evidence

which of itself rendered

all others unnecessary.

Do you recall

while others were in the room

that a doctor asked if you'd taken

performance enhancing drugs?

Absolutely not.

So the hospital room incident

affirmatively did not take place?

- Correct.

- OK.

How could it have happened?

And you have never taken them in

connection with your cycling career?

How could it if I've never taken

performance enhancing drugs?

And that includes any substance

that's ever been banned?

How many times do I have to say it?

OK. We're just trying

to make things clear.

Nothing but an amalgam of

uncorroborated hearsay and speculation.

Gossip from embittered

former colleagues and employees.

The best tactic is not to slander,

defame,

and I'm not here to bite

the hand that feeds.

My approach has always been

to support clean racing...

support clean sport.

Lacking the evidence

to make direct allegations,

The Sunday Times

seeks instead to slander.

"The Sunday Times

has confirmed to Mr Armstrong"

that it never intended

to accuse him of being guilty

"of taking any

performance enhancing drugs."

"In acknowledgement of the distress

we have caused Mr Armstrong"

with these baseless accusations,

"we are making a payment of

compensation to the value of 300,000."

In conclusion,

we find that SCA Promotions

is now liable to pay Armstrong

$5 million plus interest,

plus legal costs.

- Congratulations.

- I appreciate your response, Bob.

You'll get your prize money.

Only it's all on oath now.

This ain't like telling little white

lies to journalists any more.

Without prejudice,

I know your boy was cheating.

If he gets caught, I'll be back.

Without prejudice, this time next year

Lance will be retired.

After that, nothing can touch him.

(commentator) Lance Armstrong, again,

has broken every one of his rivals

one by one.

This man has written a very special

piece of cycling history.

(speaks Spanish)

(speaks French)

(commentator) Lance Armstrong

salutes his public

for the last time in a Tour de France.

The only man to have stood in

this position on seven occasions.

(Lance) The last thing I'll say to the

people who don't believe in cycling,

the cynics, the sceptics.

I'm sorry you can't dream big.

This is a great sporting event.

You should stand up and believe.

You should believe in these athletes,

in these people.

I'm gonna be a fan of the Tour

for the rest of my life.

No secrets

this is a hard sporting event.

Hard work wins it.

- Viva Le Tour.

- (Cheering)

(birds chirping)

(woman) So is it fair to say that

life in retirement is pretty sweet?

Well, I'm retired from professional

cycling, but I'm not retired.

I'm doing the New York marathon.

I'm getting back into triathlons,

and I'm still very busy with LiveStrong.

So there's still a lot of challenges

for me... for anyone.

- Do you miss cycling?

- Do I miss the pain? Absolutely not.

- Not tempted to come back?

- Absolutely not.

I think one measure of a successful

career is knowing when it's over.

And this race is run. I'm happy.

Just sip it. It's Alpha H2O water.

For impeccable taste that finishes

smooth and strong...

choose Scotch whisky.

You'll always finish number one.

This sh*t tastes like apple juice.

It not only tastes great,

it's good for you.

(man) Cut! Let's go again.

(vomits)

Tammy!

- Yep.

- Yeah.

(commentator)

Everybody's out here today

to see the victory of Floyd Landis

making another little piece

of American cycling history.

It's the third American to win

in 21 years of the Tour de France.

(Floyd) Hold on.

Hold on.

- Can I come in?

- Man, hold on.

John.

Sorry, I wasn't expecting...

anyone.

Floyd.

Here.

There is a problem.

Oh, yeah?

With your urine specimen.

It has tested positive for testosterone.

Man, that is so unfair.

The Tour de France winner, Floyd Landis,

has been speaking about

his positive drugs test.

(reporters shout questions)

Calm down, gentlemen.

Calm down! Calm down!

- (man) Did you dope, Floyd?

- Please. Sir?

Floyd, have you ever taken

performance enhancing drugs?

Floyd, have you ever taken

performance enhancing drugs?

- Er, I'm going to say no to that.

- (Journalists shout)

That's enough!

That's enough!

Press conference is over!

That's enough!

(applause)

(Lance) Now once upon a time, after

receiving some particularly bad news

I took a ride on my bike up to

a place known as Dead Man's Hole.

It's a mineral pool,

cut into towering cliffs of limestone.

And it's so far out into the Texas hill

country there's hardly any address.

And as I stood there,

at the edge of the cliff, I could see...

it's a long way down.

So why am I here, really?

I'm coming back.

- No.

- What?

- It's a bad idea.

- Why?

Because you're old, Lance.

It's stupid. It's vain.

You walked away as a winner.

Don't f*** that up.

So you're saying you won't help me?

If you're crazy enough to do it,

of course I will help you.

But remember, 16 years ago, you were

young and fast. You were frightening.

And now you got kids out there

who are young and fast.

Yeah, I'm still hungry.

- And you think they're not?

- I'm still hungry.

You wanna give them a victory over

a seven-time winning champion?

The only one, by the way.

We got away with it for a long time.

I may not be the oldest guy

in the field,

but I'm definitely not the youngest.

But I'm coming back.

I'm coming back to compete.

Under the most comprehensive

drug testing program ever.

I'm coming back to remind you all

about the LiveStrong message.

I'm donating my entire salary

to cancer research.

Now there's something I once said

which is, "The pain is temporary."

"Quitting, that's forever."

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