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Originally posted by CET
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How is the steroid issue any different from greecian athletes eating lion's hearts in the hopes of gaining the lion's strength and courage?
The only true unfair advantage is genetics. Some people are just built to be stronger and faster. Steroids allow an individual to attain their full potential, but they cannot go beyond what their genetics limits them to. If you want to talk about unfair advantage, then why not take it up with one's own DNA? That is truly the only unfair advantage that exists.
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the difference is the greeks ate the lions hear hoping to gain it's strength and courage but in reality didn't gain anything. I don't know a lot about steroids or how much they can actually add to a persons strength, but here's a good example. Ken Caminette ( maybe spelled wrong ) was a pretty good baseball player who had had several good years. Then one year he does steriods and puts on an extra 15lbs of muscle and that year he has a career year and wins the MVP. After that he got hurt and stopped doing them as much and was never the same player.
they may not help you put on 50lbs of muscle but, at least in baseball, even 15lbs of muscle can be the difference between hitting 35 home runs and 50 or more home runs and to me, someone who loves the game, that's a big deal.