Before Lance Armstrong was punished by the Anti-Doping Agency, he endured a private and physical form of discipline while growing up as a kid. In the first episode of “Lance,” ESPN’s 30-for-30 documentary on the world-famous cyclist, the now 48-year-old said his stepfather, Terry Armstrong, used to “beat the sh-- out of me” with a fraternity paddle for mistakes like leaving his drawer open. If he said, ‘Don’t leave your drawer open or you’re gonna be in trouble,’ and sure enough, I’d leave the drawer open, he’d pull out his fraternity paddle and just beat the s--t out of me,” Armstrong recalled. F--king drawer’s open.”When Armstrong was two years old, his parents divorced; his mother married Terry Armstrong a year later. “Lance would not be the champion he is today without me, because I drove him,” Terry Armstrong added.

Source: Fox News May 25, 2020 20:48 UTC