So Close

The Americans fell just short of capturing the gold medal today, and with that, the hearts of all Americans. They pulled a goal out of nowhere to extend the game to overtime, but just could not overcome the Canadians in the end. What an end to a great hockey tournament. I do not think that it could have gone any better for the Olympics or for the NHL. Therefore, I will be the first to make sure to tell the NHL to keep allowing their players to partake in the Olympic tournament. It was something special and I am glad that I took the time to watch it.

Now, on to the next thing that is sparking my brain right now as I sit watching Track and Field on tv and listening to an absurd mix of music provided by the itunes self dj thing. You may ask yourself, what is it about these activities that have sparked any interesting topic in your head? I would have to respond, that it is the topic of performance enhancing drugs. This is a very huge topic in our world today. I cant help but sit here and think about all of the music that has been made under the influence of several drugs and where we would be as a society without it. Therefore, the obvious connection comes in while I watch Track and Field on tv at the same time that I cannot help but think that performance enhancing drugs should in fact be allowed in our sports today.

If these drugs are made universally available and permitted, then there would truly be no limit to what can be done. I know that there are arguments out there claiming that allowing them would be supporting their use, and these drugs are extremely dangerous and in the wrong hands can cause serious damage. My argument is that most things in life are the exact same way. Also, the use of such drugs will not be required and will be purely optional. I cant help but think about how things like driving are dangerous in the exact same way. Yes, I am aware that there is an age requirement to be allowed to drive in order to help make it safe, but lets be honest what is the real difference between some 13 year olds and some 16 year olds. I say if you want to use steroids and take whatever risks may come with that, then you should be allowed to.

Also, just think about how much more entertaining sports will become. If you think there are hard hits and fast amazing players now, imagine them juiced up by professional steroid doctors. People will become monsters. Look back to Rocky 4 when Drago, on steroids, killed Apollo Creed. A "clean" Rocky Balboa pulled off a tremendous upset, made the steroid riddled Russian bleed and knocked that bastard out. However, it is now common knowledge that Stallone is all about HGH, but at the time people really made him into a great American hero for destroying that drugged up Drago. This same exact sort of thing could run rampant throughout our sports if we allow for universal use of these drugs.

I think that our sports can only benefit from universal acceptance of these drugs. Many people will say that these drugs are cheating and will offer an unfair advantage to those who are using them over those who are not. I think that this will only add to the interest and intrigue in sports. Imagine how athletes who do not use drugs and still break records and win titles will be viewed. All that will have to be done will be to keep seperate stats. Every athlete will be tested and it will be known who is using and who is not and in the stat books there will be a denotation for those who use the drugs. Just imagine if someone who does not use steroids is able to continually beat out people who do use. That person will become the greatest American athlete of all time. I think that the use of steroids by certain athletes will only help to bring about a turn in the American psyche. Right now everyone who wants to get ahead looks to those popular athletes who secretly used steroids in the past as an example. What if we are able to change that and put clean athletes up on the biggest of pedestals that young people can look up to and vow to themselves that they will stay clean for their lives for the chance to be just like them.

Lets be completely honest here, most of todays athletes are either already on or have already used steroids at some point anyway. I know that there are those who have never used, but I will guarantee that the majority have. It is a problem throughout the entire American sports world reaching down through high schools and probably further. So, I say we eliminate the secrecy, allow these drugs to be used, and use this to allow for new clean heros to step forward and prove that great amazing things can be achieved without these drugs. If we really want to change things and protect our younger generations I think that we really must consider making this change. Consider it for yourself. Thanks for reading