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 . They love his wins , yes , but what drives them and inspires them is the way he faced cancer and battled back from a near-death experience . 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 .
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 .