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I dont think hes going to do the interview without being coached by his lawyers, and by his pr representation. but, i think he wasnt really sure of himself at times. and i think hes trying to find himself. i mean, this is a story about the fallen hero wanting to come back. >> jamie: can you even be a hero, though, jim, if it was all under a pre dense, if you took away the title from somebody else who maybe didnt dope? >> i dont think so. i think that this is the biggest disgrace in the history o...

Ring, what he was doing was accusing the people who are on his team of lying to usada. he was accusing them of perjury, accusing them of lying under oath. if last night was supposed to be lance armstrong comes clean, the lies are done, guess what? he either lied or accused people who were at his mercy when they basically worked for him with his team for the tour de france, he accused them of a federal crime. >> i thought a critical part, and buzz you addressed this, he discussed one of the most ...

Buzz, you have the wool over your eyes. i changed my position when the actual report came out in october and, as dave said, the worst thing about those allegations was that he coerced teammates, that he was a ringleader, that it was the most sophisticated system they had ever seen of evading detection by drugs. that took it to a whole different level. and during the interview he denied basically all of that. and i also think what happened is usada said the first step is youre going to have to co...

Were correct. he had to show he was serious about that, and if he did that, maybe they would lift the lifetime ban they had imposed upon him. the second thing he had to do was build public sympathy. try to remind people why they fell in love with lance armstrong in the first place. on the first front, failed miserably. he actually drew a line through the heart of the usada report. the heart of the report said that lance armstrong was actually a doping ringleader, that he wasnt just another cycli...

I think he was able to roll me because i did not do my due diligence, and i think he aided and abetted just slightly because i spoke to him before i did the story. this was in august. he said he was giving up the fight against usada, but he still seemed defiant. he said the odds were stacked against me. these guys were out to screw me. i was denied due process. there was never a hint, even a subtle off-the-record hint, that something was amiss and there really was a reason behind his wanting to ...

He said he was giving up the fight against usada, but he still seemed defiant. he said the odds were stacked against me. these guys were out to screw me. i was denied due process. there was never a hint, even a subtle off-the-record hint, that something was amiss and there really was a reason behind his wanting to give up the fight. so i bought it. i said i still believe in lance, i still felt he was a hero despite the blood doping. i assumed he did it, but because of the foundation and overcomi...

His team of lying to usada. he was accusing them of perjury, accusing them of lying under oath. if last night was supposed to be lance armstrong comes clean, the lies are done, guess what? he either lied or accused people who were at his mercy when they basically worked for him with his team for the tour de france, he accused them of a federal crime. thank you, coming up, lance armstrong is not the only athlete with explaining to do. what is manti teo know about his alleged girlfriend? ted cru...

Analysis. beyond his image, what does he gain tangibly from doing this given what he could lose tangibly from doing this? >> right. and what he could lose, lets be clear, is everything. i mean, there is a macys thanksgiving day conga line of lawyers outside his compound looking to get a piece of his $100 million fortune. but ive spoken to people around armstrong. and it really is twofold why hes coming out now. actually threefold. the first is that the statute of limitations on his last testimon...

And facilitated the doping use among his entire team. but that put him in a very difficult situation which i frankly think he failed spectacularly where he needed to show usada he was willing to play ball but at the same time pushing back against their report. >> the genius of oprah, its all about empathy and emotion and about the human condition, both good and bad, about recognizing our weaknesses and move on. and yet what you got last night was not a lot of empathy, not a lot of emotion, and h...

>> there is considerable speculation regarding armstrongs motivation and what he gets out of the admission. before the interview, the cyclist reportedly gave an emotional apology to his cancer nonprofit livestrong saying he is "sorry for the stress he caused them," but it could be a sign that is he ready to begin competing again, possibly in triathlons, his sport of choice after the united states anti-doping agency, the usada stripped armstrong of his titles last october and slapped him with a l...