Alex Rodriquez took steroid drugs and we are supposed to be concerned. This is not the first athlete to admit he/she took performance enhancing drugs. With the exception of those participating in the Olympics and other amateur sports these activities are being conducted by employees of profit making organizations. Whether it’s baseball, football, or any other professional sport the idea is to draw a large audience into the stadium.
It’s impossible for me to believe that the owners of the sport franchises are unaware of the behavior of their team members. So why should I care? The only reason is that the players are held out to our youth as images to admire and emulate. Those in amateur sports were just plain young, foolish people who thought winning it all was everything. Perhaps we ought to encourage our youth to emulate scientists, engineers, lawyers, doctors, accountants, and other who have succeeded in our world. Emulating Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, or Donald Douglas seems to me to be a far better goal than emulating Barry Bonds.
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