Steroids Are Elementary My Dear Watson...

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Start them young. If we inject our children with steroids, they will grow to be faster, stronger and dumber than everyone else!!!! Recently, I blogged about Pro sports and roids. This excerpt is from that blog.
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Heroes Can Be Drug Addicts Too You Know...

And the Greeks are rolling over on their hard marble slab-like beds...

It isn't a really that big a deal to me, the Steroid abuse in sports. I mean, it allows for bigger hits, faster runners, more homers... I bet nearly every major sport is laced with the stuff. Football? Sure. Those guys are huge. Basketball? Why not... Hockey? For sure... Baseball? You betcha. Tell me McGuire's eyes bulge out because he saw an alien... Heh.

In hindsight, and after reading this article in the news, I have to do a 180 on this. Seems in high school in Texas (and I am sure almost everywhere), the trend is to take roiuds to play football. Now I don't care what kind of "sacred temple" football is in the US. These kids are doing it to win, either because they want to or someone else (parents, coaches) wants them to. To quote....

"Steroids have made a massive comeback" in high schools over the past decade, Mike Long, a veteran Texas high school football coach, said in Sunday's editions of The News. Long abused steroids as a young athlete and now counsels teenagers about their dangers.

These kids have to realise that steroids are seriously damaging to other parts of their bodies, causing liver damage, tumors, mood swings and possible suicidal depression. Couple that with the "rage" and drinking problems and they are headed for a world of pain.

Where do they get it from? Be proud Barry Bonds and Mark McGuire. Jose Canseco's book may be not such a bad thing after all... Next thing you know, hockey dads in Ontario will have their 7 year old peewees taking roids to beat the other kids in our favorite game...

Where does it start? When does it end?

Say NO to steroids....

*** UPDATED ***

I was reading in the news again, and now Jose Canseco in a "money grab" (IMO) is goign to take a live Lie Detector test. Don't get me wrong, I believe he is telling the truth and the other guys should simply 'fess up, but this is a publicity stunt... Anyhow, it is interesting to see how many people are getting riled up.

Ironic that Raphael Palmiero who was fingered by Jose as a Juicer maintains he didn't, yet he is a spokesperson for Viagra :P Heh...