168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lance Armstrong has told Oprah Winfrey that the loss of his personal sponsors in the wake of the USADA report cost him $75 million in future income. In the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:second part of the interview, much of tꦐhe theme was on the cost of his years of lies and denials, be it financial or otherwise.

Long-time sponsors Nike, Oakley, Trek and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Anheuser-Busch all jumped ship in October last year ဣand finally, over two separate steps he lost his association with the cancer charity he founded in 1997, Livestrong.

"I've certainly lost all future income," he admitted. "You could look at the day and a half where people left🐟. I don't like thinking about it. But that was a... I don't know. That was a $75 million day."

Armstrong said that he "assumed" that he would lose sponsors with the story "getting out of control". He 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:stepped down as chai♎rman of Live🎉strong first but remained on the💞 board of directors. He later resigned from that position as well, effec🌞tive November 4, 2012.

"That was the most humbling moment. To get that call," Armstrong explained. "Two parts. Step down as chairman but stay on the board. Stay involved. That wasn't enough. That wasn't enough for the people, for our supporters. Then🦂 a couple of weeks later the next call came and we need you to step aside.

"The foundat꧒ion is🔯 like my sixth child. To make that decision to step aside," he continued. "That was big." Armstrong told Winfrey that while he wasn't "forced out" or "told to leave" he was "aware of the pressure" on the charity.

"It was ⭕the best thing for the organisation but it hurt like hell... That was the lowest."

A donation to USADA?

Television network CBS recently aired allegations on the 60 Minute Sports program that Armstrong's 🍒representatives offered nearlღy $250,000 donation to USADA in 2004. The Agency's CEO Travis Tygart told the program that "It was a clear confl🔴ict o🌸f interest for USADA... We had no hesitation in rejecting that offer."

Speaking with Winfrey, Armstrong de꧃nied that such a donation was ever made.

"No. That's not true," he said. ཧ"That is not true."

Armstrong questioned why the donation didn't maဣke it in to the 1000 page dossier released l♛ast August.

"I had no knowledge of that. I've asked around. I said♛ ‘Has anybody...💞?'"

"That's a lot of money. I would know."

Rallying against reality

The image of Armstrong laying in a darkened room, brightened by seven Tour de France yellow jerseys, soon after being stripped of his titles by USADA and the decision ratified by the UCI, was evidence of𒀰 the defiant human nature of the 41-year♉-old. 'Back in Austin and just layin' around...' he tweeted.

"That was more defiance," Armstrong told Winfrey. "You what's scary is that I actually thought it w😼as ꦬa good idea."

In the interview, Armstrong questioned the severity of his penalty, once again talking of his longing ꩵto remain a "competitor", even if he's not riding his bike.

"I made m☂y bed but if 🍸there was ever a window..." he said.

Armstrong described his lifet🍒ime bad as a "death penalty," in comparison to others named in the USADA report who received six month bans.

"I deserve tไo be punished I'm not sure I deserve the death penalty."

As he did in the first half of the interview, Armstrong again denied having used performance-enhancing drugs durꦡing his comeback years from 2009. Heꦓ explained the role that his ex-wife Kristin played in his decision to return to the peloton.

"The thing about her and my doping and this comeback. She was the one p🍃erson I asked if Iꦛ could do that," he said.

"She said t🍰o me you can do it. Under one condition that 🔥you never cross that line again."

It followed a query from Winfrey over whether there was any one person who ever knew the truth about Armstrong's career. He said there was, but that is where the probing stopped. He did however ༒concede that Kristin certainly had some knowledge of his anti-doping violations, saying she was on a "need to know" basis.

"She💎 🀅wasn't that curious," he said. "Perhaps she didn't want to know."

The needle and the damage done...

There was more talk of repentance from Armstrong in the second half of the interview and he included Sunday Times journalist David Walsh in that. Armstrong, as he frequently mentioned throughout the interview is﷽ a cancer survivor, and it's that doggedness ♏that is likely to remain.

"That is a guy w🎶ho felt he was invincible," he explaine♕d.

"That guy's still there. I'm not goin🎐g to lie to you and the public. I'm in therapy...," he admitted.

Armstrong said that the catalyst for him to open up about his past doings was the knowledge that his 13-year-old son Luke, had been defending him in the wake of the USADA report. Recollection of the discussion that h🌼e had with his children brought Armstrong close to tears.

"He's been remarkably calm a𒉰nd mature about this,ꦍ" he said of his oldest son.

"They're goi♍ng to see this, and I told him if any kid says anything to him, tell him my dad said sorry."

Armstrong's mother, Linda, has been b﷽y side through much of his career and he admitted that the revel♔ations in recent times has left her "a wreck."

Armstrong told Winfrey that he has a long road ah𒁏ead.

"I will spend as long as I have to making amends," he said. "Knowing full well I won't get a lot of🀅 those people back," with potentially millions of his form🌸er supporters now disillusioned about the Armstrong they once believed in.

"Do you feel disgraced?" Winfrey asked.

"Of course," Armstro♚ng conceded. "But I also feel humbled. I feel ashamed. This is ugly stuff."