Don't be sanctimonious, sport fans. The pressure to better oneself, in order to perform better in sports, is huge. It may mean a career; it may mean millions of dollars; it may mean fame.
Steroid use is just today's focal point. Why on earth should Congress worry about steroid use by athletes? What about cortisone shots given to athletes with strains or sprains? What about vitamins?
Steroids may prove to be harmful and dangerous, but while I am at a sporting event, I want to see the best performers out there.
If a sport wants to ban the use of a product or action, the governing body should say so in the rules, then establish random testing of its athletes. Fail the test, forfeit eligibility, ala Tour de France.
Until then, let 'em play.
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