Lance Armstrong: Why We Shouldn't Be So Quick To Judge the Champion Cyclist

Another very decorated athlete who once dominated his sport is again under scrutiny for apparently taking performance enhancing drugs. 

The target this time is Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France winner. 

The rumors have been persistent,  floating around for years that Armstrong consistently took PEDs and masking agents. 

Today, society is reluctant to give it's greatest sports heroes a chance. 

Athletes can thank guys like Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds for that. 

It's been so prevalent and such a hot topic in professional sports since the turn of the century that whenever we're witnesses to an other-worldy performance the steroid question instantly arises. 

Is that fair?

To me, no. 

Whether you think guys who do totally sensational things in their respective sports are on PEDs or not, it's extremely foolish to think star athletes are all guilty by association.

The number of determined, hard-working guys who build themselves into superstars the right way is probably lower than it used to be, but they're still out there.

I'd say there's more has-been, never-quite-made-it athletes who realize that a few accusations can put them in the lime-light, make them lots of money in today's all-encompassing media. 

I mean really, watch the Tyler Hamilton 60-minute interview. He looked more scared, timid and shady with his answers than Armstrong ever has.

We aren't sure or not if George Hincapie told a federal investigators Armstrong was doping, but to me, it's just another person, albeit a former teammate, jumping on. 

Armstrong made the greatest point in his sole tweet regarding the matter:

"20+ year career. 500 drug controls worldwide, in and out of competition. Never a failed test. I rest my case."

His feats do seem superhuman, but do you think he successfully masked PEDs 500 times?

Who knows if we'll ever get concrete evidence in this case.

But isn't one of America's credos innocent until proven guilty?

Let's not jump the gun with Armstrong.