In his highly anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Thursday night, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong finally came clean and admitted to using performance enhancing drugs throughout a career that included seven wins in the Tour de France.
“I’m a flawed character,” Armstrong told Winfrey, as quoted by ESPN.com.
Armstrong said his use of the banned substances didn’t feel wrong, that he didn’t feel bad while he was using them and he didn’t considerit cheating.
“I went and looked up the definition of cheat,” Armstrong said. “And the definition is to gain an advantage on a rival or foe. I didn’t view it that way. I viewed it as a level playing field.”
The second part of the interview will air tonight at 9 p.m. ET on OWN.
Watch part of the interview:
