“ Steroids Involvement in Sports “
Some Truth seeker once said, “ Nobody ever wanted for sports to be fair, and they will never be. It’s a business. The real players are the corporations and the large economies behind the teams. The athletes ain’t nothing but pawn and mouthpieces for big companies.” In that statement he is referring to the use of steroids in sports. It is true that no sport is ever fair, there are bias people on the inside, just as they are on the outside. Each association is blocking out the use of illegal steroids to try and make their game more fair, by giving each athlete random drug test throughout their career. For most of the athletes, passing the drug test is the easy part, but there are those athletes who are at the…show more content… For many years there have been athletes who have had: Titles, medals, stats, and careers lost from the use of steroids. Steroids are dangerous and endorse unfair competition. Those who get caught using the illegal drug are often labeled as cheaters and will suffer severe consequences. Many careers have been ruined due to not following the rules and regulations of their profession. There are many examples of athletes and teams getting caught up on the bad end of the failed drug tests. In 2008 Bularia’s Weightlifting Federation had no choice but to withdraw its team from the Beijing Olympics after 11 lifters failed a drug test. In 1998, Ben johnson from Canada was the first human to run a 9.79 second time in the hundred meter dash at an sporting event. However, he was later stripped of his Olympic Gold Medal due to the use of Winstrol. After all of the allegations were viewed publicly many people referred to them as cheaters and thought as if they should be banned from their…show more content… You have the advantage over someone, which is a form of cheating. I guess it would not be right unless it was legal for everybody. Reason it’s not legal for everybody is because it can hurt people seriously” -Evander Holyfield. Ultimately, steroids are always going to be involved in sports. As the prizes increase so does the risk athletes take. In 2007 a professional wrestler named Chris Benoit strangled his wife and his seven year-old son. He later then hung himself from a workout machine at his home. Toxicology tests showed high levels of alcohol, xanax, and hydrocodone in his system, along with elevated testosterone. In 2003 Congress was holding hearing on steroids in baseball. Donald Hooton hung himself in his bedroom after he discontinued the use of an anabolic
