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    controversy facing the world of sports today is many athletes are taking steroids so they can win. They are cheating and shouldn’t be considered a legend. Also it's very dangerous for athletes to take steroids and it ruins their health. This is because when athletes take steroids they get much stronger and it gives them a better advantage than other athletes. Many people think that these athletes have records and played like a legend in the game only did it because they took steroids. People believe that they

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    something that it is within everyone. In sports, everyone wants to be better than the next man. The competition in sports makes some people willing to do anything to be the best. Many athletes have taken the traits of being a competitor way too far and wants to raise their chance of winning and being the best. A large number of athletes use performance-enhancing drugs, such as steroids, to become the best they can be. Steroids should not be accepted in sports. Performance-enhancing substances, also

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    professional athletes in this era rely on performance-enhancing drugs, such as steroids, to take their athletic abilities to the next level. Over the years, steroid abuse in sports has only gotten worse. This is where the controversy occurs because some people think that the usage of steroids should be legalized in sports, while others do not like that idea. The National Institute on Drug Abuse stated that, “Anabolic steroids are related to the male sex hormones such as testosterone. They promote the

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    Never Allow Steroids in Sports “ People take steroids because they BELIEVE they have no other way. Steroids are about comparing yourself to other people but if you just become the best YOU, you’ll find that you’ll never need them” ( Terry Crews ). The history of steroids goes back to as early as 1930’s, before when the term steroids was even used. At first this was used in World War 2 for soldier can gain more weight and improve their performence. Afterwards, when the war was over, athletes would

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    drugs ( PEDS) or thought of what it would do for your sports career ?Well if I were you ,would not take them at all, ask anyone, even ask Palmerio he was a big steroid user in the MLB. His career crashed after getting tested for positive of using steroids in 2005. However, when Palmerio got out of baseball for use of PEDs he told everyone in the world “ Never use PEDs ,Period’’. Palmerio learned from his mistake and that he should never take steroids again in his lifetime. PEDS have influenced baseball

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    In sports, many athletes feel compelled to take performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) like steroids. The use of PEDs is strictly illegal in professional sports, but many athletes use PEDs hoping to give themselves an advantage over their competition; and in the world of professional sports, the difference of a fraction of a second can be the difference in first and second place, setting a world record or not, and/or earning millions of dollars. The incentives to use PEDs in professional sports are

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    In today’s sports world, performance enhancing drugs have become more and more of a problem. Famous athletes with records upon records do not always play by the rules. Celebrities with countless amounts of fans and admires turn out to be nothing but a cheater. These athletes are paid millions of dollars to simply perform, entertain, and follow the rules of their respected sport. Performance enhancing drugs (PED’s) have changed the way we look at athletes and their legacies. One of the most common

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    such as vanity, competitiveness, or praise may drive people to seek these enhancers. According to a poll in just one sport; one in ten former NFL players admitted to using steroids (Reinberg,

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    Steroids has been one of the most controversial substances when it comes to usage. In basic chemistry, steroids are made up of several compounds that are vital for the human body; such as cholesterol and hormones. The negative effects of steroids include heart risk such as heart attacks or strokes. Steroids has been commonly used in bodybuilding to give competitors the necessary energy to perform and look better. However, bodybuilders would eventually suffer the aftermath of the use of steroids.

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    Introduction Steroids are a hot topic of debate and controversy in the world of athletes and sports. Steroids fall under the umbrella of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) and are a dark cloud that have been hovering over the sports world for a long time. In the world today, steroids are the most relevant in major league baseball. Many baseball players, such as Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun, and Mark McGwire, just to name a few, have ruined their reputations because of steroids. There are

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