Living in Austin, one of our celebrities is Lance Armstrong. His dominating performance for 7 years in the Tour de France was undercut last month with his admission of suspected, and vehemently denied, doping.
Also, last month, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America elected no former players into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. This was due to the candidates’ performances and achievements being tainted by suspicions and/or confirmations of using performance-enhancing drugs.
My favorite sport to watch on TV is college football, which culminated in the National Championship game last month. The largest star of the game, Notre Dame’s linebacker Manti Te’o, came in 2nd place for the Heisman trophy given to the top player this year. It then came out that he may have fabricated a story – or was part of a larger ring of lies – regarding having a girlfriend….who died of leukemia during the season…on the same day as his grandmother.
I do not know, but am guessing that one small white lie grew into supporting lies, which grew into a complete false story….which may have become eventually believable to the individual. In their mind, their web of lies was a critical requirement to their success. A colleague recently quoted, “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.”
Do you believe that honesty is the best policy?
