Should Steroids Should Be Legalized In Sports

In many parts of the world today, sports competitions are the vehicle for the fierce quest to win, to be the best. Athletes will do anything to win whether that be cheating in golf or taking steroids in order to excel in baseball. It is said that over 3 million athletes and bodybuilders have used illegal steroids in this country alone (Street 1). If many people already use steroids why not make them legal and let people take them at their own risk? Or perhaps do you think steroids should stay illegal because they have harmful side effects and promote an unfair advantage in sports? With the growing concern over steroid use in our country, we must look at what is really best for the future of our athletes and the spirit of competition.
Steroids
If steroids were legalized in general but still prohibited in the world of sports, as some suggest, the monitoring and control of the use of steroids would be extremely difficult. Athletes still would be able to get their hands on steroids as easily as they can get aspirin. Medical experts have proven in extensive testing and research that the long-term use of steroids is harmful to the human body. However, long-term use of steroids is what is needed for athletes to obtain the muscular build and strength they desire. Therefore it is certain those that individuals who use steroids for that reason will suffer serious complications that put their bodies at
The last minute surprise in a soccer game when the underdog team scores a lucky goal and wins the game is what spectators “live for.” The look of sheer concentration on the face of the sprinter as he crosses the finish line first (or even last), knowing they doing the best they can is why people watch sports and why they compete in them. Coloring the event with the muscle bound jocks who only had to pop some pills and do minimum amount of work to hone their bodies to perfection will take the fun, the surprise, and even the disappointment we’ve come to expect when we watch our favorite team on Monday night football. From the beginning of the worldas athletic competition, the very first Olympic Games in Greece, the glory was not in winning but in competing. Steroids will take the glory out of sports. Athletes will no longer be athletes, they will be robots, programmed and pumped up to win. In my opinion, sports, as we know them, will be gone forever. Steroid use in sports should continue to be illegal. Yes, there will be those who cheat and use drugs to enhance their performance. There were always cheaters in every walk of life and they will continue to exist. For the protection of our athletes, for the protection of the true joy of the game,