Robert Pearlman : Great sports ##men are always the last to anticipate their downfall . For example : Barry Bonds was high - living , inaccessible , ruined by a doping scandal , he says . He says Lance Armstrong now charged in corruption , could be stripped of cycling triumphs . Pearlman : Armstrong , he hurt others , other athletes ; they are soon banished , forgotten .
Jeff Pearlman : Great sports cheaters are always the last to anticipate their downfall . One example : Barry Bonds was high-living , inaccessible , felled by a doping scandal , he says . He says Lance Armstrong now charged in doping , could be stripped of cycling triumphs . Pearlman : Armstrong , others hurt fans , other athletes ; they are soon banished , forgotten .