Armstrong says 'sorry,' accepts blame for doping | Inquirer Sports

Armstrong says ‘sorry,’ accepts blame for doping

/ 10:18 AM January 18, 2013

This Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey interviewing cyclist Lance Armstrong during taping for the show “Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive” in Austin, Texas. The two-part episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter” will air nationally Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17-18, 2013. AP /Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns

LOS ANGELES–Disgraced US cycling star Lance Armstrong said in an interview broadcast Thursday that he was “sorry” for taking performance-enhancing drugs during his career and that it was a mistake.

“I made my decisions. They’re my mistake. And I’m sitting here today to acknowledge that and to say I’m sorry for that,” the seven-time Tour de France winner said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. “The culture was what it was.”

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