Summary Of William Moller's Essay On Steroids

In William Moller’s essay, he talks about how he abused Ritalin to help him with his studies. He also talks about baseball players and their use of steroids. He begins by giving reasons for his drug use and then gives his thoughts on why baseball players were known to use steroids. Moller’s point of view was that these baseball players used steroids because they wanted to be great. They wanted the fame and the wealth. Moller also states that, “The entire steroid outcry is pure hypocrisy” (Moller 548). He also goes on to talk about how we put these athletes on pedestals; however, I couldn’t disagree more. I don’t think everyone puts these people on pedestals. I also don’t believe we are to be blamed or thought of as the cause to their steroid use. These athletes, just like everyone else makes the decision on their own to use drugs.
Moller also says, “Just as the vast majority of people try marijuana at some point in their lives, the vast majority of baseball players have used steroids” (Moller 549).I’m sure there are plenty of people who have tried marijuana, including baseball players; however, if it’s true that the vast majority of baseball players have used steroids, then we can assume that steroid use is just part of being a baseball player. I hope that that isn’t true, because then baseball isn’t really a sport about skill, rather than who can get their hands on the better