Views of Steroid Use by Professional Athletes

From the professional athleteÆs perspective, the use of steroids is viewed as a common practice. However, baseball players like Barry Bonds and Rafael Palmeiro denied they ever ôintentionallyö took steroids, having both tested positive for their use, (Bad, p. 101). Bonds maintained the ôcreamö steroid he used was a product he felt was arthritis rub, while Palmeiro suggested he may have acquired steroid residue from a diet supplement he was using. Some athletes, like MarinersÆ shortstop Mike Morse, admit to using steroids. However, Mores, having been tested over a two year period and testing positive all three times, claims the tests were too close and they are testing positive based on his use of steroids in the 2003 season, (Bechtel, p. 24). Mores could be correct, since Penn State sports science

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