Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="AnnieJ" data-source="post: 3049136" data-attributes="member: 139401">Control that &#039;roid rage there.Perhaps we are talking across one another.&nbsp; I realize that there is wide steroid usage in professional (and college, even high school) sports.&nbsp; I was under the impression that you were saying that it is now a part of the sport, just as running patterns, batting practice, etc.&nbsp; ie. a normal and accepted part of training.&nbsp; As much as it is done I still don&#039;t see it ever being an &#039;accepted&#039; practice.Are people inside and outside of sports aware of it?&nbsp; I think so.Does anyone inside or outside of sports respect or honor the achievements of those that are gained while &#039;enhanced&#039;?&nbsp; I can&#039;t imagine anyone that would but, I am sure there are some that rationalize it as &#039;everyone&#039;s doing it so its an even playing field again&#039;.Call me naive but, I would think that most athletes that love their sport would like to see steroids and other illegal enhancers gone so that they didn&#039;t have to wonder if they lost to someone that&#039;s better than them or someone that had an unfair advantage.I can imagine that people who have sacrificed so much in their life to train and compete at their sport would long to achieve glory in whatever form it may come.&nbsp; I can&#039;t imagine such a person truly being happy with their achievements if they knew it was done with the benefit of illegal enhancements.&nbsp; They may say its great to be on top but, they know they didn&#039;t really do it.&nbsp; The doubt will always be there.&nbsp; &quot;Could I have done it without the juice?&quot;The answer is probably no or they wouldn&#039;t have turned to it to begin with.&nbsp; There&#039;s no happiness in that is there?There shouldn&#039;t be that many people that set records in sports that&#039;s why the records are there.&nbsp; It takes hard work, training, sacrifice and skill.Some people are born with it, some people can work towards it but, most will never achieve the ultimate status.&nbsp; Its a harsh reality that people can&#039;t deal with so instead they juice.&nbsp; Not everyone is cut out to be number one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AnnieJ, post: 3049136, member: 139401"] Control that 'roid rage there. Perhaps we are talking across one another. I realize that there is wide steroid usage in professional (and college, even high school) sports. I was under the impression that you were saying that it is now a part of the sport, just as running patterns, batting practice, etc. ie. a normal and accepted part of training. As much as it is done I still don't see it ever being an 'accepted' practice. Are people inside and outside of sports aware of it? I think so. Does anyone inside or outside of sports respect or honor the achievements of those that are gained while 'enhanced'? I can't imagine anyone that would but, I am sure there are some that rationalize it as 'everyone's doing it so its an even playing field again'. Call me naive but, I would think that most athletes that love their sport would like to see steroids and other illegal enhancers gone so that they didn't have to wonder if they lost to someone that's better than them or someone that had an unfair advantage. I can imagine that people who have sacrificed so much in their life to train and compete at their sport would long to achieve glory in whatever form it may come. I can't imagine such a person truly being happy with their achievements if they knew it was done with the benefit of illegal enhancements. They may say its great to be on top but, they know they didn't really do it. The doubt will always be there. "Could I have done it without the juice?" The answer is probably no or they wouldn't have turned to it to begin with. There's no happiness in that is there? There shouldn't be that many people that set records in sports that's why the records are there. It takes hard work, training, sacrifice and skill. Some people are born with it, some people can work towards it but, most will never achieve the ultimate status. Its a harsh reality that people can't deal with so instead they juice. Not everyone is cut out to be number one. [/QUOTE]

Name

Verification

Loading…