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Should Athletes be Aware of ALS, CTE, and Concussions? Athletes who wonder what the effects of a certain contact sport they are playing should learn the risk that are involved with the certain contact sport. Athletes need to learn about ALS which stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and how it attacks their fatal organs and their muscles that allow them to walk and move. They should also learn about CTE, which stands for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and how it attacks the patient's brain

Some pro athletes use this extra aggression as a tool and it can be an advantage along with the increase in strength and stamina. Many people don’t believe steroids can make a mild manner person flip out in rage, but it will make a person that is borderline

Many people may have heard the phrase, “if you do the crime, you have to do the crime”. What if the criminal actually does the time? Does that mean that the punishment is over? Is their debt to society paid? Some convicted felons may not feel this way when faced with criminal disenfranchisement. As it stands right now most states have restrictions on felons and voting. Florida, for example, requires you to wait 5 years before a convicted felon can apply for clemency to vote (ProCon.org). Out of

He played basketball, football, baseball, and ran track. He excelled in every sport he played, but as we all know he fell in love with baseball. He graduated and continued playing baseball in college as well as the other sports he excelled in. Attending Pasadena Junior College

Through numerous years of professional sports athletes have been caught utilizing performance-enhancing drugs and this had affected athletes in many ways. This picture is saying that athletes do use steroids and that the game is not clean. Professional athletes have to ask themselves would they prepare hard and fair or would they cheat and utilize steroids. These are inquires that competitors must ask themselves consistently, some of them decide to make the best decision while others turn to steroids

history of professional football. You are judged by winning, and he’s won more games than any other quarterback who has ever played. But I will remember him just as well for being such a fierce competitor and outstanding leader. He was the face of the Packers and a great credit to our game. It was an honor to coach against him.”(Mike Shanahan, Denver Broncos Head Coach) Brett’s passion for the game, and winning history, together earned him the respect of the entire football nation. I am going

dead weight of broken bodies, just for the sake of money. Despite the “extensive” research done by the NFL on concussions, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell refused to acknowledge the existence of a connection between head injuries, sustained during a football career, and debilitating brain diseases, such as CTE, that develop later in life (Drysdale, 2013). By stating this, it only serves to further prove how the NFL just does not care nor take responsibility for their players as they suffer these possible

steroids. Rodriguez showed up on a list with another 104 players in the MLB (Epstein and Roberts). If you ask me I think that all of the players on that list should’ve got suspended including Alex because 2003 ended up being one of his best years as a pro. Without those anabolic steroids I don’t think that he would’ve produced like he did. However according to Epstein and Roberts “Though MLB's drug policy has expressly prohibited the use of steroids without a valid prescription since 1991, there were

Barkley and his claim in an interview that he is not a role model, but that is the job of the parent. He says that parents shouldn't be blaming the athletes if they can't control their own children. Another person that agrees with this notion is football and basketball star Deion Sanders. Barkley has paid over $80,000 in fines over a period of two years. He

Research paper Intro: Forrest Gump was in college between the 1961 and 1966 Sports: Forrest Gump during his college year played football for Alabama. He became a star player because of his ability to run faster than most college players. While he was in college there were other major sporting events going on. In the college mainstream, there was the 1961 College Football National Championship Between Alabama and Ohio State. Alabama’s coach was Bear Bryant. He had a record of 323-85-17 which was a