Friday, July 18, 2008
Steroids
In my mind, the olympics (and anyone who actually watches them) lost the right to complain about doping when they allowed professional athletes to compete. If it were still a competition of amateur athletes, the use of steroids and whatnot would be more significant. And while I don't have an inherent repulsion to the use of performance enhancing drugs by professional athletes (score more TDs and hit more HRs - makes things more fun to watch imo), the small interest I did have in the olympics, which was based on the fact that it was illegal for professionals to compete, is completely gone now. That being said, I'll take Jordan and Bird over any of the ragamuffins hopped up on strength juice today. And maybe Wilt Chamberlain. You know, to keep me pure and protect my virtue.