Once again the Summer Olympics are almost upon us, which means two weeks of nonstop action along with two weeks of nonstop reporting about steroid related rules infractions. This follows the slew of disqualifications at UFC 200—if a few more fighters would have been ruled out, Dana White would have needed to enter the Octagon himself.
I have a completely illogical and indefensible view of how steroids should be used in sports.
I think they should be outlawed in baseball, basketball, hockey, boxing, mma, and let the NFL keep sneaking whatever they currently do.
But for the Olympics, bring them on. Stop the record books where they are, and let’s truly test the limits of human ability.
I want to see some Russian dude push two tons over his head. I want to see some woman run the 100 meters in 7 seconds. I want to see someone put the shot out of the infield.
From everything we’ve learned from Lance Armstrong and the Russian weight program, an extremely high % of athletes are using them anyway (gasp!) (The key is not getting caught), then why not make their use ubiquitous?
Besides, steroids don’t make you bigger, faster, and stronger, they mainly help you recover. You can take all the ‘roids you can find, not work out, and still be an out-of-shape piece-of-shit.
I’m old, and like many old men these days, my doctor will start prescribing hgh to me in a few years. And yet, no one will care. So why not load up Usain Bolt, and let the man do something the entire world will gasp at?
I’m 100% certain most people disagree (what about the children?). But, I’d still like to see it. Why not?