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    professional athletes or anyone else in that case should use steroids but I’m here to shed some light on the subject. First of all there are many reasons that steroids should be legal in professional sports and I’m here to tell you why. The first one that I am going to talk about is injuries‚ steroids could very well help athletes recover faster especially the greats. For example Bo Jackson‚ after his hip injury his career was over but he just decided to quit but with the help of steroids he could

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    Athletes On Pedestals

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    We‚ the Public‚ Place the Best Athletes on Pedestals According to William Moller in his essay “We‚ the Public‚ Place the Best Athletes on Pedestals‚” sports fans are a huge factor in athletes steroid usage and we tend to turn a blind eye to the obvious substance abuse because we want them to be the best. On the other hand they know what choices they are making when using illegal substances and the consequences that follow. Moller compares the athlete’s substance abuse to his own experience in

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    NCAA Athletes and Social Media Nathan T. Mortland Robert Morris University September‚ 30 2014 How can social media such as Twitter‚ Facebook‚ or Instagram have an effect on student athletes‚ their team and their school? Young adults and teenagers normally make a lot of mistakes on social media. Some normal mistakes they make are posting underage drinking‚ partying pictures‚ derogatory statements (that could be prejudice to different races‚ sexes‚ or people with a different sexual orientation)

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    beginning of sports and athletic competition‚ athletes have tried to find ways to achieve an advantage above their competitors. The use of performance-enhancing drugs‚ or PEDs‚ has continuously been a major issue in the sports world‚ with new drugs being created everyday along with headlines announcing yet another athlete has been caught using PEDs. These performance-enhancing substances can range on a wide scale‚ from stimulants‚ like cocaine‚ to countless steroids. With questions about what to do about

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    The Effects of Verbal Abuse on Athletes As I stepped into the large‚ open arena my heart was racing with adrenaline. My teammates and I stood side by side in our shiny leotards‚ unpainted nails‚ and hair tightly tied back. After our team was announced on the loud speaker‚ we were assigned to our first event: vault‚ my worst and least favorite. I was trembling with the same fear I always felt in the gym and in competition. At the time‚ I thought the fear and nerves was normal‚ but I soon realized

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    Should Competitive sports be Allowed for Youth Athletes or not. Have you ever wanted to know if competitive sports help or hurt youth athletes? My argument is that competitive sport help youth athletes with higher self esteem and more confidence. This is really important for youth athletes because it will help them handle pressure on tests or competition when there is only one spot left in a job. My reasons are; Competitive sports help build confidence and self esteem‚ confidence and self esteem

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    Athletes and their other side Sexual assault has been going on for many years. Sexual assault is extremely common among colleges. Sexual assault by itself is a horrible crime‚ but when athletes commit this horrible crime‚ they sometimes get an easier sentence. In today society they should have a class on sexual education and actually explain the term “sex”. “Athletes should have to take this class especially because studies show that many Athletes accused of sexual assault have been protected by

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    training is the most efficient way to burn fat. Everybody wants to have that body with toned muscles and limited fat. The problem with that though is some people will go to extremes to reach that look. One of those extremes is the usage of anabolic steroids. Anabolic steroids can cause long-term harm to a body. Although they may make you look like a physical specimen‚ anabolic steroids are worse for your health. Anabolic steroid use is increasing rapidly all around the world. Most consumers are

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    The use of steroids continues to make news and sports headlines as athletes and bodybuilders use them illegally to gain an advantage on the playing field. Anabolic steroids refer to hormones that are either taken orally or by injection that influence the body’s hormonal system to produce extra testosterone. In addition to medicinal uses‚ athletes have taken anabolic steroids to build muscle size and boost athletic performance since the 1950s. Increasingly‚ other segments of the population‚ including

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    Do you think that athletes want to take PEDs (Performance Enhancing Drugs) because they think it’s good for them? No!! they do it because they want to be better than everyone else‚ there is some some effects that come with taking them‚ too. They have been illegal in sports for a long time because of these things‚ many people still argue about letting them in though. Many people are at risk to taking PEDs. I believe that PEDs should stay illegal in sports because of young athletes having role models

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