ok, first off you kids need to read in context.  lance armstrong did take a certain type of steroid during his bout with cancer, that type of drug is illegal in the realm of sports, but obviously if you're fighting for your life anything and everything is acceptable.  certain drugs in the steroid category are used to keep certain types of cancer in remission(non-active) and technically they are also illegal according to most professional sports and of course the olympic committee.  lance armstrong is the man,no one is taking that away from him, now rafael palmiero, bonds, and jason giambi i'm not even going there,  read raf's averages before and after he got busted, i'll even give him 15% in performance slump because of the bad press and it fucking up his image as well as other things, but still he's not the same player.  read canseco's book "juiced" also if you want to hear some shit, not saying its all true, but again read in context and take it what its for.  don't just read, read well...