Lance Armstrong was a professional road racing cyclist, who won the Tour de France seven consecutive times. Years before, Armstrong developed stage three cancer and was said to have less than a 40% chance of survival. Needless to say, Armstrong recovered and went on to start the Livestrong Foundation to support other cancer patients. He helped the foundation raise over $500 million and serve 2.5 million people affected by cancer. Recently, Armstrong confessed to doping and was stripped from all seven of his titles. I am conflicted in my stance towards Armstrong. Growing up, I have always admired Armstrong for his intense dedication and commitment. From it, he overcame cancer and created a wonderful foundation which helps many people. However, it led to his ultimate downfall of taking performance enhancement steroids. Through this, he cheated and lied to millions of people. His honesty in coming clean, was noble but cost Armstrong his entire career and ruined his reputation. He is best known for his use of drugs rather his drive and perseverance in both athletics (pre-doping) and through his cancer treatment. In my research I learned that even as a kid, Armstrong was an extremely talented athlete. He won the Iron Kids Triathlon when he was 13 years old, and became a professional triathlete when he was 16 years old. I am most drawn to the pressure Armstrong felt to succeed. In an interview, he said, “I lied because you wouldn’t like me if you knew I was cheating and you wouldn’t have let me keep winning. I love to win, and you loved it when I won.” This is a fundamental problem that all humans struggle with. At times we are tempted to take the easy way out and look for a short cut in order to do well. It is clear that Armstrong deeply regret’s his decision. In my sculpture I hope to show his regret through his facial expressions and his inner conflict with good and evil.