http://blog.bodybuilding.com/ClarkDark/2007/12/22/welcome/ The Mitchell Report and Steroid Use Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:56:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=0.32 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/ClarkDark/2007/12/22/welcome/#comment-934072 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:53:08 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/ClarkDark/2007/12/22/welcome/#comment-934072 OakExpress, I agree with you. No matter which way you look at it, athletes get a raw deal. If they try to stay clean, healthy and play by the rules, they may not be able to compete. If they break the rules to be more competitive, they risk their health and become criminals (whether they get caught or not). There is a minority of athletes good enough to compete against performance enhanced athletes without breaking the rules. Of course, there's no real way to know how many, who they are, and whether or not they've ever crossed the line, how many times or for how long. My point is that the people who make the most money from professional sports (certainly not the athletes) are not the ones who are forced to deal this decision or to face these risks. The owners, television networks, sporting goods companies, etc. make money whether athletes cheat successfully or not, whether they get caught or not. To me, this is unfair and hypocritical. OakExpress, I agree with you. No matter which way you look at it, athletes get a raw deal. If they try to stay clean, healthy and play by the rules, they may not be able to compete. If they break the rules to be more competitive, they risk their health and become criminals (whether they get caught or not). There is a minority of athletes good enough to compete against performance enhanced athletes without breaking the rules. Of course, there’s no real way to know how many, who they are, and whether or not they’ve ever crossed the line, how many times or for how long. My point is that the people who make the most money from professional sports (certainly not the athletes) are not the ones who are forced to deal this decision or to face these risks. The owners, television networks, sporting goods companies, etc. make money whether athletes cheat successfully or not, whether they get caught or not. To me, this is unfair and hypocritical.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/ClarkDark/2007/12/22/welcome/#comment-932782 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:13:13 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/ClarkDark/2007/12/22/welcome/#comment-932782 I agree with everything you've said here. Sports are no different from any other profession. Whether it's the military or corporate America, those lowest on the totem pole are always blamed for the infractions committed by the ones above them. I agree with everything you’ve said here. Sports are no different from any other profession. Whether it’s the military or corporate America, those lowest on the totem pole are always blamed for the infractions committed by the ones above them.

]]> http://blog.bodybuilding.com/ClarkDark/2007/12/22/welcome/#comment-932582 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:07:14 +0000 http://blog.bodybuilding.com/ClarkDark/2007/12/22/welcome/#comment-932582 What bothers me about drug use is that it closes the door on folks who want to compete at a professional level but still want to remain a healthy, law abiding citizens. When you consider the people who used, think also about the people who were not able to compete because there was an enhanced athlete in front of them. We keep forgetting that people are being denied an opportunity. What bothers me about drug use is that it closes the door on folks who want to compete at a professional level but still want to remain a healthy, law abiding citizens. When you consider the people who used, think also about the people who were not able to compete because there was an enhanced athlete in front of them. We keep forgetting that people are being denied an opportunity.

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