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    Born 1971 in Plano, Texas, Lance Edward Armstrong would go on to be considered by many as the greatest cyclist in history, only to be ridiculed as the greatest cheat in history. Lance Armstrong started competitive cycling in 1989 – when he was eighteen years old, and then moved on to become the U.S. national amateur champion. In 1996 he was ranked the number one cyclist in the world, but shortly after, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and retires from cycling until 1997, when he marks

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    NASCAR, or Stock Car Racing, as the sport is formally named, is undoubtedly a sport in which athletes compete. This is a simple process of identifying NASCAR as a sport. Firstly, a sport is defined as, by one source, "an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively." I see this as quite a broad definition, so I will narrow it down to three points that are conventionally agreed upon as defining a sport. 1 – Competition (individual or team). 2 – Skill or

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    worked really hard in the gym; it was because he injected himself with steroids. Because of the fact that he injected himself he set the record for most home runs with 756, which put him past Hank Arron. Barry Bonds went from a contact hitter to a power hitter. Without steroids Barry most likely would have never broken Hank Arron’s record. This situation shows the power of steroids and how they affect sports like baseball. Steroids affect all levels of sports. You may not think about it but some

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    happen but they definitely should be punished. The most appropriate punishment is a suspension for the players PED use. There shouldn’t be a harsh punishment because of the “Steroid Era” in baseball. This era refers to the time when many MLB players were suspected and caught using performance enhancers or steroids. The “Steroid Era” took place between the’80’s and the late 2000’s and in 2013 there were more than 10 players suspended for PED use. They were suspended between 80 and 162 games that year

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    Alex Rodriguez Steroids

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    Steroids used in the sporting industry has been a popular ethical issues among numerous of athletes. Alex Rodriguez is one of these athletes caught using performance enhancing drugs. Alex Rodriguez is a professional baseball player in the MLB who played for the New York Yankees. In 2009 it was revealed that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for taking a testosterone and Primobolan. Speculation of Alex Rodriguez using performance enhancers arose after Jose Canseco accused A-Rod of being a “juicer” in

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    bodybuilding one day. I’m not going to lie and say that taking steroids hasn’t crossed my mind so I’m really intreated in this topic. What I know about this topic is they’re many types of steroids and some are more harmful than others but what they all share is they make you bigger, faster, and stronger really quick. Somethings I expect to see in this documentary is what is the consequences of taking performance enhancing drugs like steroids and what can they do to your body and how it effects your lifestyle

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    Doping in Sports

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    Doping in Sports Steroids are a bigger problem now then they’ve ever have been. They’ve always been a problem but they’ve been incognito to the public eye. The New York Times bring up a troubling issue that’s been going on for years and that is the misuse of steroids in professional level sports. The New York Times recently featured an article entitled “Steroids in Sports” Oct 11, 2012. In this article the times aims to convince their readers that steroid use is bad if not worse then ever before

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    Major League Baseball (MLB) has widely been regarded as America’s pastime for the longest time, however it is now becoming known as the sport tainted by one thing, anabolic steroids. An anabolic steroid is related to the natural steroid, testosterone. They are able to stimulate growth in the muscle tissue. They usually increase muscle mass and strength. The MLB has created some of the most historic American icons, such as Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. Players like them showed us what it was like to

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    The Effects of Anabolic Steroids You’ve all seen them, the enormously large muscle-heads at the gym, the participates of the World’s Strongest Man Competition, the amazing offensive tackles, and the lightning fast runners. They were all unnaturally strong, and looked like gods. You tend to obsess over how beautiful their bodies are, how strong they are, or how fast they can run. All you can think about is reaching that level of athletic excellence, and nothing will hold you back. At times like these

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    Anabolic Steroids Essay

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    Steroids Probably one of the biggest stories in the news today is steroids in Major League Baseball. This is one of the reasons that I chose to do my research paper on steroids. I knew that it would not be hard to find information on the issue. I also needed to have a topic that relates to my service learning project. This is helping coach a high school track and field team. And as you will read later, I talk about steroids with high school athletes. I also wanted to improve my knowledge on the

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