The last few months have not been kind to high-profile athletes.
Lance Armstrong, Oscar Pistorius, Suzy Favor Hamilton — all have taken big falls.
The collapse of such once-storied athletes has been painful to watch and has led to increased scrutiny and skepticism of anything said by athletes, said Casey FitzRandolph, a three-time Olympian and 2002 gold medalist in 500-meter speed skating.