08.14.08
Suspending disbelief = lying to yourself
In response to Marc’s earlier query (and Brent’s subsequent comment), here is my comment on this article (from the New York Times, Aug. 11 ‘08) about legalizing drugs in sport:
August 14th, 2008
I have been saying for years that the only sensible solution to this whole drug farce is to level the playing field by making everything legal. Of course, there should be ample warnings (”Use at your own risk,” like swimming without a lifeguard) and all drugs should be legally administered by trained medical professionals, but why do we insist on pretending there are clean athletes at the highest level in any sport? Why are we all lying to ourselves? There is no dirty or clean anymore … it’s just sport. All dirty. It is what it is. Maybe you could name it The Popeye Games … “I yam what I yam”
— Posted by Joan Nesbit Mabe
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Tori said,
August 14, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Here’s my question: have they found any long distance running dopers? I think it all depends on the sport. Because if your a skeet shooter or biathelete or table tennis Olympian - maybe the doping pull is not as strong
joan said,
August 14, 2008 at 11:29 pm
It all comes down to money, Tori.
As soon as you offer a big $ prize or endorsement cash, then you’re going to see people cheating … or STEALING, as I believe. And, yes, they catch long distance runners all the time. Just recently they busted 7 female Russians in the 1500m. If they’re not going to legalize PED’s. then they should try cheaters as criminals in a court of law.