Kobe Bryant's Ethical Essay

Jerry West, one of the great players to ever play in the NBA, once talked about Kobe Bryant’s work ethic “What’s most impressive about this young man are his desire, his work ethic, his competitive nature. [Bryant] comes to the arena at 4:30, before anybody is here, and works on his game alone. He has incredible skills and the desire to be a great player.” Countless amounts of hours in training, preparation, and dedication are devoted towards becoming a professional athlete. No matter what sport it is, athletes expect their fellow competitors to be clean and fair in competition. With all the hard work it takes to become a professional athlete, this is why athletes who cheat, let alone dope, should undoubtedly be stripped of all the medals/awards
Cheating gives someone an unfair advantage that their opponent doesn’t have. In 2009, a report came out stating that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids, testosterone, and Primobolan in 2003. Rodriguez came out and admitted that he used PEDs early in his career (2001-2003) and that all his years in New York have been clean (2004-present).But, in 2013 after the Biogenesis baseball scandal broke it was found that Rodriguez had been associated with Anthony Bosch while playing for the New York Yankees. Bosch, who was the program director of Biogenesis of America, has sold performance-enhancing drugs to 13 professional baseball players who have all served +50 game suspension. Alex Rodriguez is an example of a player who has no morals when it comes to competing fairly, he’s lied to the public, his teammates, and the people who employee him. That’s why after he retires all his stats/awards/titles should be forfeited to show that doping has no place in baseball or in professional
Through his continually work with his charity, LIVESTRONG, it’s brought him even more love and admiration as he’s inspired and motivated millions of cancer patients to continue and fight for their lives. But In 2013, Lance Armstrong who was once considered the greatest cyclist of all-time admitted that he had doped throughout his career in an Oprah Winfrey interview. Though it was not a surprise to many people being that he’s had several allegations of doping thrown at him since 1995, the news of the doping scandal to had become sort of a slap in the face to his millions of fans and supporters, but it was especially disappointing for the children. In response to Lance Armstrong announcement, the International Cycling Union announced that they would not appeal the United States Anti-doping Agency’s decision to ban Armstrong for life from Olympic competition. With the ICU’s decision to not appeal, it’s formally stripped Armstrong of the seven Tour titles he won from 1999 to 2005. Responses such as ones given by major cycling committees has proven no matter how popular or how rich the athlete is, they are going to have to face stern consequences when they decide to cheat and tarnish the game they represent. Athletes such as Lance Armstrong, Marion Jones, and Barry Bonds, etc. have all faced excruciating