Hi,
politically:
I am an American citizen of German descent, lived in Texas as a small boy - when I read and hear about the American and fellow Texan Lance Armstrong, it makes me be very proud to be an American! Lance is the ideal good American, not the ugly American by no means.
sportwise:
Lance has incredible determination; Lance rules - not his fate; mind over matter thing.
privately:
hard to tell, but he has health and marriage problems, like everybody else, Lance is just a normal guy in this aspect - makes him a mortal person, like the rest of us.
historically:
6 tour de france victories - Lance is already an icon in sport history. 7th victory? Jan Ulrich and others will want to win also. Can Lance do it again? Millions will be watching the next Tour de France on TV. It will be a battle of nerves and strength, for the spectators and above all for Lance himself. Will he be able to cope with the stress and expectations? If you are expected to win, one may lose because the pressure is too great. If Lance wins, he will be Super Lance, if not he is still Super Lance, just for trying a 7th victory, or is it because of his contract with Discovery Channel? ANYWAY I WILL BE WATCHING OR EVEN GOING TO THE TOUR DE FRANCE AGAIN, LIKE LAST YEAR:
http://www.camping-ultralite.de/st04-4.jpg Lance in Bescacon, France