Sports and Drugs

[Tricky D]

Originally Posted by NVplumber

I said that being competitive does not require players use performance enhancing drugs and put EVERYTHING else in life aside to play.

True, professional athletes reduce their lives to the game they have to win. This probably is why many jocks keep going back to their glory days and why many retired athletes fall into a black hole when they retire from their sports career (anyone remember OJ or Mike Tyson?).

Originally Posted by jtur88

Winning is a mindset, and you can't win without it, and you can't suddenly switch on that mindset at age 18.

I was taught early in life that you can only conquer 1 person: yourself.
Then again, I did have anger issues.

[JACK SAWYER]

Originally Posted by NVplumber

Do you just like to mess with me bub? Read my whole post and try to pay attention please. I said that being competitive does not require players use performance enhancing drugs and put EVERYTHING else in life aside to play. At high school level play, and even lower now, the 'winning' mindset encompasses nothing but the sport being played. The pressure on these kids to win win win is out of control. Athletics are great, don't get me wrong, but I see far to much emphasis being placed on them at to young an age. Teaching them to work as a team, and win on the field is great, but to push them so hard they feel they need dope to keep up is out of line, but hey, the pros do it right? And, life is all about winning the game. I compete in a sport myself, I almost went pro back in 98. But I never compromised my principals to win the match, if I lost I practiced more for next go. Some coaches these days feel the need to punish their players for losing. They tear them down but they have no clue as to how to build them back up. From the sounds of it, I'm glad my kid doesn't play on one of your ball teams. I'm afraid we would end up having a serious disagreement. The hell of it is that kids are looking at whats happening in pro play in the name of winning these days, and trying to emulate it. Not such a good thing. Winning is a not always reflection of whats on the score board. There is way more to it than that. But, thats just my take on it. Where are you getting that I want all sports to be like T ball? Methinks you are looking for a reason to go on the prod. Lighten up man.

I have to agree about the games being played on the shool level....Thats real athletes..

[Swansen]

Originally Posted by cruxan

i realy don't care what those sports stars do!! they can do all the drugs they want.. they are so overrated and make way to much money for what they do..just my opinion no big deal.

YES, no seriously, they don't produce anything, they are entertainment, thats it. All the parents of the world just need to teach their children that they aren't role models, problem solved.