News from the Armstrong Family



Status
Not open for further replies.
G

Golightly F.

Guest
: News from the Armstrong Family

9/4 ~ Lance and Kristin Armstrong announced today that they have decided to end their 5 year
marriage. "We're truly committed to maintaining a good relationship, but not a marriage," Lance
said in an article in the Austin-American Statesman. "The craziest thing is, we're closer now and
better friends than ever before." "It's an unfortunate situation," Kristin added. "We are making
the best of it for the sake of our kids." While truly appreciative of the support they have
received, the Armstrong's do request everyone to respect their family privacy in this matter.

fwiw
 
But the important part is, she gets to keep all his stuff. :)

"Golightly F." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
| :: News from the Armstrong Family
|
| 9/4 ~ Lance and Kristin Armstrong announced today that they have decided
to
| end their 5 year marriage. "We're truly committed to maintaining a good relationship, but not a
| marriage," Lance said in an article in the Austin-American Statesman. "The craziest thing is,
| we're closer now and better friends than ever before." "It's an unfortunate situation," Kristin
| added. "We are making the best of it for the sake of our kids." While
truly
| appreciative of the support they have received, the Armstrong's do request everyone to respect
| their family privacy in this matter.
|
| fwiw
|
|
|
 
"Roadside Artist" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> But the important part is, she gets to keep all his stuff. :)

I seem to remember in his book he left someone who went through part of his cancer oddysey with
him. Not very good at relationships, apparantly. Great cyclist. Heroic comeback, but not
exactly faithful.

Preston
 
"Golightly F." <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> :: News from the Armstrong Family
>
> 9/4 ~ Lance and Kristin Armstrong announced today that they have decided
to
> end their 5 year marriage. "We're truly committed to maintaining a good relationship, but not a
> marriage," Lance said in an article in the Austin-American Statesman. "The craziest thing is,
> we're closer now and better friends than ever before." "It's an unfortunate situation," Kristin
> added. "We are making the best of it for the sake of our kids." While
truly
> appreciative of the support they have received, the Armstrong's do request everyone to respect
> their family privacy in this matter.
>
>
As a single man, and a Lance fan, this doesn't fill me with hope. If Lance can't keep a woman happy,
with all he has to offer, then what chance on Earth do I have? Kinda bummed that one of my heroes
has to go through this.
 
Thats the trouble with human heros, eventually they are all too human to be heros. I bet you have
more than a few good qualities that you can offer someone.

take care Liz

Hey! Look what "Slider2699" <[email protected]> wrote :

>As a single man, and a Lance fan, this doesn't fill me with hope. If Lance can't keep a woman
>happy, with all he has to offer, then what chance on Earth do I have? Kinda bummed that one of my
>heroes has to go through this.
 
"MisNomer" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Thats the trouble with human heros, eventually they are all too human to
be
> heros. I bet you have more than a few good qualities that you can offer someone.
>
> take care Liz

Hasn't been the case so far.
 
> As a single man, and a Lance fan, this doesn't fill me with hope. If Lance can't keep a woman
> happy, with all he has to offer, then what chance on Earth do I have? Kinda bummed that one of my
> heroes has to go through
this.

All he has to offer? Remember, there tends to be a certain driven narcissism in someone who is a big
star (in any field). It helps to be driven and self-centered to get to the top. Once he is on top,
his ego tends to get a variety of stroking from people who seek something from you. At "work",
everything revolves around him -- be it sports star, CEO, or surgeon, for example. At "home",
particularly in a home with young children, things aren't quite this way.

Flip it around. Would you REALLY rather be married to, say, Madonna, or would you rather be married
to someone with the stereotypical personality of a nurse, or a teacher?

Mike Kruger (married a teacher myself -- many years ago)
 
"Mike Kruger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > As a single man, and a Lance fan, this doesn't fill me with hope. If
Lance
> > can't keep a woman happy, with all he has to offer, then what chance on Earth do I have? Kinda
> > bummed that one of my heroes has to go through
> this.
>
> All he has to offer? Remember, there tends to be a certain driven narcissism in someone who is
a
> big star (in any field). It helps to be driven and self-centered to get to the top. Once he is on
> top, his ego tends to get a variety of stroking from people who seek something from you. At
> "work", everything revolves around him -- be it sports star, CEO, or surgeon, for example. At
> "home", particularly in a home with young children, things aren't quite this way.
>
> Flip it around. Would you REALLY rather be married to, say, Madonna, or would you rather be
> married to someone with the stereotypical personality
of
> a nurse, or a teacher?
>
> Mike Kruger (married a teacher myself -- many years ago)

I understand that, but Lance has always seemed to be a pretty decent person, especially since his
cancer. There's no guarantee that someone who is a nurse, or a teacher isn't going to be a control
freak. There's also every possibility that someone who's made it to the top can retain humility. It
sucks, that's all. The man can beat cancer and win the Tour 5 times, but a successful marriage
escapes him. I think that says a lot.
 
On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 13:53:14 +0000, Preston Crawford wrote:

> I seem to remember in his book he left someone who went through part of his cancer oddysey with
> him. Not very good at relationships, apparantly. Great cyclist. Heroic comeback, but not exactly
> faithful.

Why are you presuming that he was unfaithful? Relationships are difficult under the best of
circumstances.

--

David L. Johnson

__o | This is my religion. There is no need for temples; no need for _`\(,_ | complicated
philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our (_)/ (_) | temple. The philosophy is kindness.
--The Dalai Lama
 
<mom on> From what I see you are between 13 and 33... you just never know what life has in store for
you.... attitude is everything <mom off>

take care Liz

Hey! Look what "Slider2699" <[email protected]> wrote :

>Hasn't been the case so far.
 
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>
> "Golightly F." <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > :: News from the Armstrong Family
> >
> > 9/4 ~ Lance and Kristin Armstrong announced today that they have decided
> to
> > end their 5 year marriage. "We're truly committed to maintaining a good relationship, but not a
> > marriage," Lance said in an article in the Austin-American Statesman. "The craziest thing is,
> > we're closer now and better friends than ever before." "It's an unfortunate situation," Kristin
> > added. "We are making the best of it for the sake of our kids." While
> truly
> > appreciative of the support they have received, the Armstrong's do request everyone to respect
> > their family privacy in this matter.
> >
> >
> As a single man, and a Lance fan, this doesn't fill me with hope. If Lance can't keep a woman
> happy, with all he has to offer, then what chance on Earth do I have? Kinda bummed that one of my
> heroes has to go through this.

Well, you aren't traveling all over the world leaving her at home most of the time. That's one thing
you have going for you.

--
Dave Kerber Fight spam: remove the ns_ from the return address before replying!

REAL programmers write self-modifying code.
 
Would be interesting to know what the real reason for the breakup is.

Kenny Lee
 
On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 13:25:02 +0800, Kenny Lee <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>Would be interesting to know what the real reason for the breakup is.

No, it wouldn't.
 
On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 21:12:37 -0400, David L. Johnson wrote:

> On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 13:53:14 +0000, Preston Crawford wrote:
>
>> I seem to remember in his book he left someone who went through part of his cancer oddysey with
>> him. Not very good at relationships, apparantly. Great cyclist. Heroic comeback, but not exactly
>> faithful.
>
> Why are you presuming that he was unfaithful? Relationships are difficult under the best of
> circumstances.

I didn't mean unfaithful like he cheated on her (although the rumor is that the reason they split
initially is because he started having eyes for someone else), but rather that he doesn't seem to be
able to stay faithful (meaning committed) to one woman for a period of time. Like I said, I seem to
remember him ending up with his current wife after leaving his old girlfriend who went through part
of his chemo, etc. with him.

Preston
 
"Preston Crawford" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:p[email protected]...
> I didn't mean unfaithful like he cheated on her (although the rumor is that the reason they split
> initially is because he started having eyes for someone else), but rather that he doesn't seem to
> be able to stay faithful (meaning committed) to one woman for a period of time. Like I said, I
> seem to remember him ending up with his current wife after leaving his old girlfriend who went
> through part of his chemo, etc. with him.

That's so, and even in the book, with the help of a sympathetic professional writer, the
explanations seemed to fall flat and awkward, and not address the core issues about the
relationships. Not that LA was obligated to do so, of course, but he's the one who brought
the topic up.

"Not good at relationships" is a common and not very helpful label, but it seems to fit here.

No idea whether it applies in this case, but I think people often learn how to maintain
relationships from their parents or other close family. And they learn how important it is to try.
IIRC, Lance never had much in the way of models for this in his life.

This is why the high rate of casual divorce is troublesome to me: "being married" is itself
becoming a lost art, a set of skills that isn't being effectively handed down from one generation
to the next.

RichC
 
"Slider2699" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> "Mike Kruger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > > As a single man, and a Lance fan, this doesn't fill me with hope. If
> Lance
> > > can't keep a woman happy, with all he has to offer, then what chance on Earth do I have? Kinda
> > > bummed that one of my heroes has to go through
> > this.
> >
> > All he has to offer? Remember, there tends to be a certain driven narcissism in someone who is
> a
> > big star (in any field). It helps to be driven and self-centered to get to the top. Once he is
> > on top, his ego tends to get a variety of stroking from people who seek something from you. At
> > "work", everything revolves around him -- be it sports star, CEO, or surgeon, for example. At
> > "home", particularly in a home with young children, things aren't quite this way.
> >
> > Flip it around. Would you REALLY rather be married to, say, Madonna, or would you rather be
> > married to someone with the stereotypical personality
> of
> > a nurse, or a teacher?
>
> I understand that, but Lance has always seemed to be a pretty decent person, especially since
> his cancer.

After reading "It's not about the bike", I was struck how Lance continues to hold pain about his
father leaving the family. Also, his former girlfriend and his wife both look remarkably like his
mother. I think he's got some unresolved issues about his parents.

Yes, he's got the drive to overcome cancer and win the TdF five times, but that doesn't necessarily
translate into being a happy person. Every time I read about him weighing out every gram of food he
eats or him freaking out in an obsessive way about bits and pieces of my bicycle -- while I know
it's what he needs to do to win -- I'm sure glad I'm not him. I'd also be sure glad not to be
married to him.

I'd rather be married to my guy, who bikes 2400 miles a year, rather than 24,000, and has a few love
handles rather than 4% body fat.

Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky ([email protected]) Home of the meditative cyclist:
http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm

Books just wanna be FREE! See what I mean at: http://bookcrossing.com/friend/Cpetersky
 
x-no-archive:yes

> On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 13:53:14 +0000, Preston Crawford wrote:
>
> > I seem to remember in his book he left someone who went through part of his cancer oddysey with
> > him. Not very good at relationships, apparantly. Great cyclist. Heroic comeback, but not exactly
> > faithful.
>
> Why are you presuming that he was unfaithful? Relationships are difficult under the best of
> circumstances.
>
> --
>
> David L. Johnson

The paper reported that Lance had been having an affair with a 21-year old woman.

So, that's why people assume he was unfaithful.

Pat in TX
 
"Pat" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> x-no-archive:yes
>
> > On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 13:53:14 +0000, Preston Crawford wrote:
> >
> > > I seem to remember in his book he left someone who went through part
of
> > > his cancer oddysey with him. Not very good at relationships,
apparantly.
> > > Great cyclist. Heroic comeback, but not exactly faithful.
> >
> > Why are you presuming that he was unfaithful? Relationships are
difficult
> > under the best of circumstances.
> >
> > --
> >
> > David L. Johnson
>
> The paper reported that Lance had been having an affair with a 21-year old woman.
>
> So, that's why people assume he was unfaithful.
>

Which paper? Link, please...
 
> > x-no-archive:yes
> >
> > The paper reported that Lance had been having an affair with a 21-year
old
> > woman.
> >
> > So, that's why people assume he was unfaithful.

>
> Which paper? Link, please...

http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/entertainment/special_packages/encore/6707593.htm

Armstrongs separate

On a bicycle, as we all know, Lance Armstrong cannot be beaten. But in his personal life he is
subject to the same setbacks we all are. The five-time Tour de France champion has separated from
his wife, Kristin, and they are trying to negotiate an amicable divorce. The couple, who have three
young children, had gone to Spain after his most recent Tour victory to attempt a reconciliation,
but returned to Texas early with their issues unresolved. (According to several tabloids, Armstrong,
31, had been keeping company with a 21-year-old coed from San Francisco.) This week, Armstrong told
his hometown newspaper, the Austin American-Statesman, "The craziest thing is, we're closer now and
better friends than ever before. We're truly committed to maintaining a good relationship, but not a
marriage." Pedaling is easy; it's the dismount that's hard
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

J
In the News: Armstrong took EPO reports paper
Replies
55
Views
1K
Road Cycling
Donald Munro
D
D
News on the Tom & Armstrong Affair
Replies
0
Views
406
Road Cycling
[email protected]
D
A
Re: Good News For Armstrong
Replies
47
Views
2K
Road Cycling
Michael Press
M
J
In the News: It's Armstrong's Final Chapter, and Cycling's Muddled Epilogue
Replies
15
Views
778
Road Cycling
[email protected]
I
J
In the News: Armstrong withdraws from Tour of Qatar
Replies
28
Views
1K
Road Cycling
Howard Kveck
H
Top Bottom Back