Maybe The Steroids Affected A-Rod's Memory - Page 4
But how much responsibility do others hold in this little fiasco? We live in a society of supply and demand. If we, the sports-viewing public, demand bigger and better and faster, the players and coaches and trainers feel obligated to supply bigger and better and faster. Maybe if these players weren't marketed as little gods, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, and maybe if we realized that these sports figures are just people after all, there wouldn't be quite so much pressure to do this stuff. Or maybe there would be...after all, it's just part of human nature to want to be better than the next guy, but it is our own strength within ourselves that makes us realize where the line is drawn.
A-Fraud may or may not be taking PED's now. Quite frankly, you have to question anything that comes out of his mouth these days because he has lied about it for so long. But even if he isn't, you can bet your tintype that somebody in baseball is. For that matter, pick a sport, and there will be somebody in there taking drugs, some of which will enhance their performance in their game. And still they prosper. I guess the rules are different in Sports Hero Land.
However, it comes down to this...Alex could have said no, and he didn't. He ultimately made the decision to take performance-enhancing drugs, and he made the decision to repeatedly lie about them, and he made the decision to not say anything until he got caught. Like the little boy who cried wolf, I just don't know whether to believe him. Unfortunately, this isn't something we can make a call on now...because only time will tell if he is truly clean or if he is just blowing smoke.
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