| For years there have been individuals
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| | President of the United States, Armstrong
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| branded as embodiments of "The American
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| | has motivated people around the world to
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| Dream," and now Lance Armstrong has once
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| | "LiveStrong." The yellow bracelets are as
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| again raised the stakes. The Tour de
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| | abundant as ever (and caused a universal
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| France has always been a monumental
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| | bracelet craze similar to the ribbon
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| sporting event, but even when Greg Lemond
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| | bumper stickers craze). Americans value
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| was in the yellow jersey we were not as
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| | professional athletes (the proof is in
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| inspired to identify with and stand
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| | the paychecks), and if they find an
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| behind him as we do for Lance Armstrong.
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| | athlete who triumphs not only as an
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| Lance Armstrong is what Americans want to
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| | athlete but also as a person, they cling
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| believe they could be. Even a commercial
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| | to him in a childlike manner, wanting
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| for Fitness USA (not to be mistaken for
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| | desperately to be identified with him.
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| Nike) shown during the tour represents
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| | In addition to winning an unprecedented
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| this concept. Lance runs down a busy
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| | seven Tour de France races, wearing the
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| street and everyone he passes starts
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| | yellow jersey 81 times, beating
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| doing something active. Business people
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| | testicular cancer, constructing a
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| start running like track stars, delivery
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| | world-renown cancer foundation, and
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| men start doing curls with water
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| | retiring at the top of his career, Lance
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| jugs...etc. Look around your own
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| | Armstrong can add "America" to his list.
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| neighborhood or on the streets as you
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| | If Lance Armstrong ran for President
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| drive in your car. Notice how many bikes
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| | (which there was talk of "Lance's career
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| you see on the roads, and think about why
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| | in politics,") it would be difficult to
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| all the sudden people are motivated to
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| | find a soul in America who felt
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| shift gears and pump up hills.
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| | confident in saying "he can't do it.
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| Ironically from the same state as the
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