For this blog I have decided to take a different stance and argue for both side of: Should baseball players be allowed to use Steroids?
Steroids in the english dictionary is defined as any of various compounds containing a 17-carbon 4-ring system and including the sterols and numerous hormones and glycosides. In other words it is a synthetic derivatives of the male hormone testosterone that are taken to build muscle, enhance performance, and improve appearance.
Pros of being a pro athlete and using steroids:
- Everyone has the right to do what they want to do to their own body, even if knowing the health risks. If athletes want to gain performance by using steriods, along with the incresed risk of harm to the alternative of less risk and poor performance, what gives anyone the right to interfere with their choice? After all, if we allow Americans to smoke even knowing the health risk then why prevent steroids?
- There is no real arguement to support that the use of steroids enhance performance. It is all about competition, there are always coaches that are better than other coaches. We are not going to fire a coach just becuase one is better than another.
- In American major league sports, particularly football and baseball, drug use does not seem to have a negative impact on audience interest. They do not care what they look like, they only really care about how they play.
- Steroids have a negative effect on long-term health. Users of these enhancers are hurting themselves in the long run without on the average improving their short-term rewards from athletic competition, as long as athletes use harmful enhancers. This is the main reason for trying to ban steroids.
- Athletes do not take these drugs to level the playing field, they do it to get an advantage. And if everyone else is doing what they're doing. The end game will be an activity that is increasingly violent, extreme, and meaningless. Practiced by a class of chemical and or genetic mutant gladiators. The use of performance-enhancing drugs is not accidental; it is planned and terrible with the sole objective of getting an unfair advantage.
- The spirit of sport is the celebration of the human spirit, body and mind, and is characterized by the following values:
- Ethics, fair play and honesty
- Health.
- Excellence in performance.
- Character and education.
- Fun and joy.
- Teamwork.
- Dedication and commitment.
- Respect for rules and laws.
- Respect for self and other participants.
- Courage.
- Community and solidarity.
The main reason I wanted to talk about steroids is because it is a rising factor in not only pro sports but in high school and college sports.
The sources I used was:
- MLB.com
- ezinearticles.com
- dwb.unl.edu
- dictionary.reference.com
I like how you get into detail about how steroids are used in sports. I know that some protein shakes and muscle milks are spiked with steroids. People do not like the fact that athletes should not have to take steroids because it is a way of cheating; UNLESS, however, the athlete is disabled or has a disease/disorder. But regardless of the situation, take drugs to make you stronger or bigger for the sport you play should not be allowed or social accepted.
ReplyDeleteI am really glad that this is what you got from my blog! That it is a sign of cheating and everyone does have their own opinion about the subject.
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