Searching For Quotable Quotes

When you scroll down bottom of page, you see an 'inspirational quote'. Sounds fairly good, and it refreshes each time.....

CR4 import this from someplace else ( I once asked). The one by Lance Armstrong is priceless - some bull about integrity and how hard work pays off. Considering his background, that's more than close to vomit point.

I'll retract if wrong, but he's a lying, cheating, bullying piece of ****. Few 'sportsmen' come as low as he. Not seen it for a while, but he is reakl scum. Mr Armstrong is very much free to sue me for that. Bit hard when you haven't a leg to stand on.

That's not CR4's fault, it's just some 'bulk buy'. CR4 might do good to let whoever know and get Mr Armstrong's inspiritataional quoutes deleted. 'Lie cheat and bully, it's the way to go.'. He didn't quite say that, it was something like' 'I'm a person to aspire to'. Yeah, and I'd let my kids go play rounders with Adlof. Eesh. Nobody on CR4 has spotted that one yet.

LOL!!

It made me laugh, and reminded me each time of the quote "Pride goes before a fall", or similar!!

Which is partly why I hadn't mentioned it. The other part is pure laziness!!

Who is this Guy Adlof.Eesh ???? Or was that a typing error for Adolf Hitler?

Here is one well organised website that I use from time to time:-

Brainy quotes

But there are many others.

My favourite as a kid was attributed to Confucius, but there were few planes when he lived and even less female pilots:-

"Woman aviator who flies upside down is sure to have honorable crack up!"

Adlof is his lesser know humerous brother .

LOL!!

Buy a new keyboard you old skinflint!!

FGFLMA

Can U explain, google did not find anything! I am too old fashioned to have a clue....

It's this keyboard (maybe the operator) - rolfmao !

might as well add this..http://finance.yahoo.com/news/crazy-stat-shows-just-common-214811009.html

The links good, could even be true, but the very last sentence says it right:-

None of that excuses Armstrong's behavior, especially outside of the races. But it is clear Armstrong wasn't alone. He was just better at it than anybody else.

Perfectly said.....he got his "come uppances!"

I get the whole hate on cheating thing but,using your own blood doesn't seem nearly as egregious as those in sport that use drugs.Armstrong got his lifetime ban and plenty of embarrassment, not to mention the loss of millions. what I don;t get is why some people want to beat on him endlessly. I guess its cultural. we forgive people that fess up and try to move on over here. you might consider the value in that

I think that its more to do with some people, even today, still thinking he was cool in some way......WHY?

He was cool as crap.....

Not someone I would go online to say "he wasn't so bad after all".....ever.....

Leave him lying where he is......on a bed of his own making......

Or expect a reaction......its your choice either way.

There's a mass of info out there, and I guess we could argue the whole case forever. Majority of stuff I've watched or read paints a pretty unflatering picture. The overiding (forgive the pun) impression I got is of a very manipulating and bullying character.

Seems fair to me he should get some public roasting after having dined on years of fraud.

He's far from the only, though he very much wanted the world to know about him. Not as a sporting fraud/cheat but, hey, he entered that devils pact.

This has all (maybe my fault for mentioning him) gone a bit beyond CR4's scope. His grip on reality seems a bit vague, so not much chance of any message of meaning sinking in with him. I'm sure he's a lovely guy.

So much for quotes.

If doping doesn't give some extra advantage, no one would be doing it.

Either let everyone do it or continue to ban it.

That second option is 'to continue to try ban it'. If money or fame are involved, somebody will always try to cheat,and they'll always find a way. When doping isn't enough, they'll try other means (remember the Russian fencers who got caught at the Olymics one year ? - small wire on the end of the sword ro register a 'contact')

Maybe doping could be legalized. If people are stupid enough to take whatever health risks, let them go ahead with the provizo that it's declared on their 'achievment'.

Doing good things in sport may be a noble aim, but somebody will always cheat. That's even if we can define cheating....some bloke got outed for competing in a wheelchair Olymic sport. Guess what...yep, he had full use of his legs. Is that 'cheating' ? I'm not totally sure, but he could have at least had the decency to declare his position and argue his right to compete.

No link to hand, but during one of the 20th C Marathons (I think London OLymics), one of the lead runners was found to have simply jumped on a public bus for most of the route. I find that pretty funny, but maybe wouldn't have at the time.

Outside of the elite sporting stars world, cheating is own dellusional reward. Not that many, percent-wise, make the big bucks.

I could run a similar argument for legalizing all and any drugs. The problem is not people taking drugs, it's people feeling the need to take drugs. Society has flopped if people prefer to just get zonked. Not that I'm having a bash - I don't even know what Friday night is ! More serious, one persons 'merry' is anothers persons' hmm' is another persons ' holy cow that person has a problem'. Athletes who use proscribed drugs are on that scale somewhere.

I come from an era when dopers smoked pot. I'm guilty as sin of that.

Maybe that's why I never aspired to with bicycle races.

Besides, once after playing a gig in southern AZ, I got some photos developed that I had taken on the way back to Phoenix. (Yes, that long ago) I had no clue where I took them.

I'm not going to defend Armstrong but, America is a place where the emphasis is on winning and money.you might have more stringent self discipline then most professional athletes but their goals probably are more grand than those you set yourself. Armstrong is a cheat and a liar yes, but he also had some awesome performances that cant strictly be credited to blood doping.

He is a cheat. End of.

He is not awesome, he is a bullying lying SOB. If I am wrong he can take me to court.

Lance Armstrong is a bullying nasty piece of ****. He has taken drugs, manipulated team mates, and should be hung out to helll. 'Scum' does not even come close.

He is not awesome.

ok I think I'll put his poster on my wall nowArmstrong earned about $17.5 million from sponsors in 2005 alone, the year he retired after his 7th straight Tour victory, according to Sports Illustrated. Estimates put his net worth at $125 million

I don't like outright profanity, I rarely hit on people, but Mr Armstrong is a right piece of work. I'll be more than happy to take him to task and list his shortcomings. This world has people who make him look like a complete and utter ****. Numerous people are plain damn awesome - they are the real heroic folk.

Agreed.

Armstrong is a traitor to everyone who thought his achievements were due to hard work and talent.

He made his money by cheating and lying.

He was rude to the press and arrogant.

he was blood doping. not steroids, not growth hormone , not designer drugs like Bonds and Marion Jones were loaded with.is using your own blood to increase endurance cheating? yes it is but it never made him stronger or faster,how many NFL NHL players and Olympians can truly claim to be squeaky clean?

He refused to cooperate in the investigation, plead the 5th, took a lifetime ban and lost all medals awarded after 1998.

He's no champion, just a cheat.

but Mark Mcguire, Bonds and Sosa are hall of fame material?

No. And they're not role models either.

It's OK to cheat as long as you don't get caught is the message that is being sent.

I think the message in America is, "anything to win", if there's money in it.

That's certainly the case with politicians, lawyers and big business. Why else would Apple and the rest have their base in Scotland?

Sports isn't immune either. Any sport.

Not according to both the German language and the English language Wiki.

See here, but there is a lot to read:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Armstrong#History_of_allegations_of_doping

My impression is that if it wasn't true, he would not have accepted the loss of almost US$100 Million earnings seemingly so calmly......

I think he's dirty and was always, so many of his colleagues have also said he was dirty too....its all in there.....

There is seldom smoke without fire....

He appears to have changed his life around since, which is good.

wiki is next to god when looking for info

when an accomplished person falls from grace the crucifiers come out in force.the guy admitted to blood doping.

1. Blood doping is the practice of boosting the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream in order to enhance athletic performance. Because such blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to the muscles, a higher concentration in the blood can improve an athlete's aerobic capacity (VO₂ max) and endurance. as I said, thats cheating, but it is not steroids or growth hormone or BALCO designer drugs.you cant be a couch potato and blood dope and then go out and win the Tour next week. only elite athletes can.he admitted his wrong doing, unfortunately all the millions he's raised for cancer and other charity are overlooked.my point is still the same, he pulled off some amazing performances(with or without drugs)when money meets athletics pharmaceuticals are there.if the NFL was really tough about 1000 would be unemployed tomorrow. I don't support drug use but I'm not blind either.

I personally never liked him, he always came over as arrogant on interviews. I hate that.

I have known for many years what Blood doping is, the DDR was doing it in the 70s, before it could be identified....we here are "experts".....they even built a whole stadium with lowered air pressure....

You are obviously a fan of his, well thats fine, he needs at least one.....

Also, it appears you have NOT read the Wiki link fully either......I know it is a bit long.....I did.....

Have a great day.

I did read it all.as I said I don't support cheating or drugs but I can still be impressed by someone Else's accomplishments.you can't be a genetic wuss and take a shot of testosterone and win Mr Olympia next month. it just isn't that easy. no one wins 7 Tours without having trained for year's and having great genes.if you want to believe he's just another guy full of drugs and free of talent and his charitable work (in the millions) should be dismissed I think you're missing something. I'd also wager that whoever your sports hero's past and present have the wool pulled over your eyes.

Doping makes the difference between a 3rd or 4th place and an outright win.

Has anyone asked the "Un-Doped" athletes who came 2nd or 3rd after Armstrong what they thought about the him?

Were they complimentary of his results? I seriously doubt it!!!

I would guess that they are all totally pissed off, life changing in a very negative sense.....or do you have better infos on that?

That they were all happy to "lose" for him?????

He doped. He was caught. He was stripped of his titles.

But the "losers" appear to remain the LOSERS in many ways!!! Trained for years and were cheated.....

as usual with you you only see things as black or white, no other point of view is even considered

I really do wonder what the people feel, even today, who ended up "behind" him and lost out.

Here are some:-

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/20/sport/lance-armstrong-rehabilitation-cycling/

I can tell you for sure, if one of them had been me, I would have been REALLY pissed off...BIG TIME.

So try thinking more about them and less about the arsehole Armstrong!!!

He had his chance and he blew it big time......but if you want him as your "HERO", thats fine with me, but it impresses me not for your "taste" in people.....

Which is why I am eternally grateful that you simply don't like me!!!

REALLY GREAT!!! REALLY POSITIVE!!!

...I would have been REALLY pissed off...

As an honorable competitor, you would not have been doping and thus had every right to be pissed. However, I suspect it's quite likely that those behind may have been doping as well.

I am not speaking of a single race, but of hundreds of 2nd, 3rd and 4th places affected, some must have been doping clean.........surely?

Can we quote you on that?

Once again, we've run amok.

That may not be an exact quote.

Oh, never mind, I for got what we were talking about in the beginning.

East Germany was a leader in doped athletes for many, many years.....

I must admit that some of the female Chinese swimmers, looked more like men to my mind. My wife thought the same....

Here is an article that mentions the DDR as well:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doping_in_China

How will we ever know?

Tons of people worshipped him. He was a fraud.

Tons of people are stupid .People balieve as they wish

I'd like to promote Manny Paquiao, our hero. ;) not a cheat unlike other champions.

Since you choose to be anonymous, you are not part of any group.

Therefore, there can be no "our". Sorry, whoever you are.

Did it occur to you to try and see?

A few words, probably.

A single word, probably not.

Here's one I just saw that I liked, "Did it occur to you to try and see?"

I don't think that by entering a single word from that quote, it would have been found.

I'l confess, it was only 3rd hit on google (and will change very soon). Paste and search my quotline - it got me here. I have no idea where this will link will go to in a few weeks. Unless you check archives, nowhere.

Use quotation marks if you want an exact match, but that is far from telling you how to search an item. Give an example of something you cannot find (with reasons why) - I'll invest time if you take effort to explain.

When you say "... quotable quotes..." do you mean things like

In vino veritas; in cervisia carmen; in aqua E. coli.

Luck comes and goes. Skill is forever. The supply of fools will always outstrip the demand.