DENVER — Lance Armstrong -- who lost the respect of many after his doping scandal at the peak of his cycling career -- is speaking out about his experience trying to win people's respect back.
During an interview on Freakonomic Radio, Armstrong revealed that he "understands" why people are still upset.
At one point during the interview, Armstrong shared a story about how he got yelled at in Denver back in 2017.
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Armstrong said he was getting into an Uber when a man yelled from a bar, "Hey Lance!" He said, to his surprise, the man started yelling, “F— you. F— you! F— you!” Lance said the bar's entire patio followed suit.
Instead of getting upset about it, Armstrong said he took action.
Armstrong revealed he then made a call to the bar's manager and said, “Okay, I need you to do me a favor. Here’s my credit card number. I want you to walk out there and you buy everything they’re eating and drinking. And tell them that I understand.”
Armstrong said 10 years ago he would have "jumped across the railing and start throwing punches," but at that point, he knew he had to act and buying everyone dinner was the best thing he could come up with.