Athletes and Drugs
The author, George Orwell, once said, “Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting.” (Tribune, 1945) In the world of sports, many athletes look upon victory as their only possible option, too, resorting to unethical behaviors just to be crowned champion. Lance Armstrong was born on September 18, 1971 in Plano, Texas, near Dallas. He was athletic from an early age, running and swimming at 10 years old, and competing ...
