Marion Jones will admit in court today that she cheated during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney by taking illegal performance enhancing drugs.
I hope they strip her of her medals and give her a life time ban from competition. For years and years she lied and gave interviews boldly stating that the accusations against her were racially driven and all the while she was immersed in a very complex cheating program.
Another pathetic example of winning at any cost....
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Periodically, I read a thread about doping on some forum and am always amazed at the basic mistake being made by most folks. Here it is: elite sport is not sport as most understand the concept. It has nothing to do with a healty lifestyle or concepts such as honor. It is a big money business. Very big. An athlete is payed alot of money and is expected to do everything he has to do to win. I do not believe that there is any big time sport where doping is not prevelant.
And guess what - we are all guilty ! We all want to see records broken even though we know that they are already at super human levels. Does anybody think that Tour deFrance riders could get thru that 3 week hell only on Wheaties?
Recentlt I saw an old NBA playoff game from the 60's - Boston vs. Philadelphia. I was amazed at how much the physiqes of NBA players have changed since then. Yes, back then they didn't do as much weight training but does anyone seriously not think that today substance use is much more prevelant? BTW, if I remember correctly, in those days guys like Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain made $100,000 a year and there was not a big mechandise market like today.
So..Marion gets stripped of her medal, we all feel rightous :angel: and it's given to another athlete who , of course:doh:, never took any substance.
Periodically, I read a thread about doping on some forum and am always amazed at the basic mistake being made by most folks. Here it is: elite sport is not sport as most understand the concept. It has nothing to do with a healty lifestyle or concepts such as honor. It is a big money business. Very big. An athlete is payed alot of money and is expected to do everything he has to do to win. I do not believe that there is any big time sport where doping is not prevelant.
And guess what - we are all guilty ! We all want to see records broken even though we know that they are already at super human levels. Does anybody think that Tour deFrance riders could get thru that 3 week hell only on Wheaties?
Recentlt I saw an old NBA playoff game from the 60's - Boston vs. Philadelphia. I was amazed at how much the physiqes of NBA players have changed since then. Yes, back then they didn't do as much weight training but does anyone seriously not think that today substance use is much more prevelant? BTW, if I remember correctly, in those days guys like Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain made $100,000 a year and there was not a big mechandise market like today.
So..Marion gets stripped of her medal, we all feel rightous :angel: and it's given to another athlete who , of course:doh:, never took any substance.
