David
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It's like saying you hate Mr. Rogers, right? Yeah, yeah. So as time passes, this race stays. like a thorn in Ian's side.
Then one day, about 15 years later, Ian's covering a race in Colorado, near where Mike lived, He's on the tour bus hanging out.
Then one day, about 15 years later, Ian's covering a race in Colorado, near where Mike lived, He's on the tour bus hanging out.
And that is Mike Friedman. That day on the bus, Mike didn't fully fess up and apologize. For Mike, it's complicated. Here's how he remembers those final moments of the race.
And that is Mike Friedman. That day on the bus, Mike didn't fully fess up and apologize. For Mike, it's complicated. Here's how he remembers those final moments of the race.
It ate at him. He didn't race for two years. Mike didn't even tell anyone for a really long time. Fessing up that he cheated would mean that he was just that, a cheater. Not a kid who lost himself for a minute in a race.
It ate at him. He didn't race for two years. Mike didn't even tell anyone for a really long time. Fessing up that he cheated would mean that he was just that, a cheater. Not a kid who lost himself for a minute in a race.
It never meant as much to anyone else as it did to him, but he couldn't let it go. He thought about it for years. After a cycling career was done, his life sort of tanked. His marriage ended, hit bottom. He was living in a camper in his friend's land when he realized he wanted to reach out to Ian, that he missed his opportunity on the bus a year back.
It never meant as much to anyone else as it did to him, but he couldn't let it go. He thought about it for years. After a cycling career was done, his life sort of tanked. His marriage ended, hit bottom. He was living in a camper in his friend's land when he realized he wanted to reach out to Ian, that he missed his opportunity on the bus a year back.
Mike also wanted to give Ian the jersey, the Captain America one. He'd stuffed it deep in a drawer all these years. So they agreed to meet up.
Mike also wanted to give Ian the jersey, the Captain America one. He'd stuffed it deep in a drawer all these years. So they agreed to meet up.
This event set off by a few words had just ballooned and ballooned in their heads for about 15 years. Even though in the grand scheme of things, this race didn't matter. It's not like it was the reason Mike made it or the thing that ended Ian's career. And fixing it took something that's so simple. Three words. You were right.
This event set off by a few words had just ballooned and ballooned in their heads for about 15 years. Even though in the grand scheme of things, this race didn't matter. It's not like it was the reason Mike made it or the thing that ended Ian's career. And fixing it took something that's so simple. Three words. You were right.
Thank you. I'm in $80,000 of debt after I graduate, and I heard you're the guy to get me with a game plan to get me out of debt.
Thank you. I'm in $80,000 of debt after I graduate, and I heard you're the guy to get me with a game plan to get me out of debt.
Thank you. I'm in $80,000 of debt after I graduate, and I heard you're the guy to get me with a game plan to get me out of debt.
It's in engineering.
It's in engineering.
It's in engineering.