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This morning's -- international governing body.
Strict Lance Armstrong of all his seven Tour de France titles on strong has lost nearly all of his endorsements to.
At least eleven form of friends and teammates have come forward that willing to testify that on strong used performance enhancing drugs during his cycling career.
It Armstrong refuses to admit canyon.
Joining us now is doctor acute problem for Fox News medical contributing.
I'm not suggesting for one moment -- Lance Armstrong did indeed -- I'm asking keep you to give me a psychological profile.
Of a man who denies it.
For a decade in the face of opal Wyoming evidence that he did it what does that tell you about a psychology of demand often.
Well Stewart.
I think -- Determine.
Which side of the fence you sit on in order to do some kind of psychological profile is -- someone.
Who in the face of adversity.
Maintains the truth no matter the cost and that would be if you believe that he never used performance enhancing techniques or is -- someone who can.
Maintain that steadfastness.
Even though he knows internally.
That he didn't do those things so for the moment let's say that this voluminous.
Document that indict him.
In which so many of recycling.
Partners and teammates stated he did in fact orchestrate a sophisticated.
Campaign to to evade detection and did all these performance enhancing -- let's say that's true.
Then you have somebody who you'd have to presume has sexual high level.
Of personality disorder like eight a narcissistic.
-- And even -- anti social bad if that's true.
That he literally isn't moved.
By the criticism of others not the way that you or I might be not easily shame.
Always thinking how do -- win against these odds and and what kind of -- -- do -- need.
In order do battle what's the next thing I need to do in order to optimize this for me having no concern.
For other people what that gives a man terrible freedom to do some very unusual thing.
-- -- have nothing to do with his psychological profile and everything to do with -- it could be I think it probably is that if he admits anything.
He will be sued for every single thing he's gone and he is boxed into -- -- By loyalists who would -- -- every penny he ever made in this -- in Korea.
Well there's more than just this moment to judge from though because after all he's been in the Specter.
Performance enhancement has been with him for many years.
And the idea that you would wait until seven.
Victories in the toward France never be able to step back from and say you know what maybe -- -- good.
Since use good techniques that -- lauded -- even accepted -- fact against the rules.
The fact the F to keep coming back and back and back.
That suggests somebody who might have might have deep seeded.
Low feelings of self esteem he doesn't know what to do without the drug of cycling without the drug of high performance.
Who can't take being just a a wonderful cyclist.
Who must be the best in the world seven times -- he has to visit.
Questions deep questions about whether he's worth anything -- in that way he would be a little bit like Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In terms of that bulking up.
And taking every whim woman he can't and and marrying the famous.
Daughter of a famous family.
Some people are so empty inside.
That they have to cross the finish line first and -- actually aided by millions.
In order to feel.
Anything like distance from the self hatred they feel inside.
That the doctor that is absolutely fascinating -- painting a portrait of a man who is absolutely driven.
Fascinating stuff driven thank you so much for being with us and I hope that I am -- On the couch facing you got it just could I reserve and our in my day every day for you Stuart you just don't show so -- yeah.
Doctor thanks very much and I have an -- off market thank you very much indeed okay would.
