Lance's Mea Culpa

I saw the two interviews he did with Oprah (and who didn't), and what I took from it was that from the beginning, Lance had a choice.  He could have exposed the drug culture and refused to be a part of it, or he could have jumped in with both feet, beating them at their own game, which is what he did.  There is no doubt that he was a great athlete in his own right, but it's also clear he didn't have a prayer without the drugs.  The drugs give these athletes superhuman powers and are so prevalent and insiduous, that most of them do it.  Where he went wrong was in saying "if you can't beat them, join them" rather than doing the right and moral thing and exposing that pervasive culture.  He wouldn't have won the seven tournaments and achieve the heights of glory he did, but he wouldn't have fallen so low either.  He would have been a true hero, because nobody should ever be rewarded or cheating.  I know he's been crucified for his dishonesty, he's been disgraced, condemned and scorned, but hey, he didn't invent the culture.  The culture was there long before he joined the game.  He says his cancer wasn't a result of the drugs but I disagree.  I think his cancer was a direct result of the drugs, and he paid the ultimate price in his blind quest for fame and fortune.  He disappointed and betrayed a lot of people, but I think he mostly betrayed himself.  Can he come back from this?  Perhaps, if he dedicates himself wholly to cleaning up the game, so the next great athete can really earn his accolades.