Why Peds Should Not Be Allowed In Sports

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“It's not about whether you win or lose, it's about how you play the game.” -Grantland Rice. Being a great athlete is a gift and talent from God, but unfortunately PEDs are set foot in sports and used as cheating and unfairness. Before athletes use PEDs, they should be required to view the dangers of the drug, the increase in youth drug use and other unhealthy activities, and the negative impact of PEDs on the spirit and integrity of the sport. Drugs shouldnt be allowed in sports activities! An example is, “We are designing people for sports. We treat human beings like pieces of meat. We lose the core values about celebrating human effort and the joy of the effort and the love of the game.” (ProCon.org 1) People aren't considering the lives of others, but …show more content…

Although PEDs might be hard to detect, people should put a purpose into caring if athletes are cheating. Even though EPO’s, might be higher than 0.5 in athletes, people should test all athletes before. For all of these reasons, of having PED's tested in athletes, one can see that it's an integrity problem and it's not essential. PED violates the spirit and integrity! One reason is, “Spirit of the sport is a celebration of the human spirit, body, and mind, and is reflected in values we find in and through sports, including ethics, fairplay and honesty, health, excellence and performance, character, education, fun, joy, teamwork, dedication, and commitment. People need to implement respect for the rules and laws, and for themselves and other participants in sports. It all comes down to the Integrity of the player and if they are willing to put in the

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