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August 14th, 2004, 12:26 PM

They should start the Olympics like the Indy 500 except change the words a bit...should be..

Athletes...Let the Doping begin..

Ruined by doping scandals, the OOC committee, judging etc the Olympics are becoming just another over hyped money grabbing sporting event.. A long time ago the purity of the games was lost..and I am sad to say we will never see again.. Now is the time of "what can we get away with" rather than what can I accomplish.. The scandals are starting already with athletes not making their drug tests.. if that is the case..send them home...All I know if I was capable of being an Olympic athlete I would be where ever I was supposed to be for tests/applications what ever hrs before hand so I would not miss it..

I still remember a scarey statistic from the Olympic American team about 10 years ago.. 80% of the athletes asked said yes to winning and Olympic gold even if it meant in 5 years they would be dead...Priorities a bit screwed up I think... and how many Olympic athletes have died due to side effects of Steriods etc.. of course that is a statistic we will never know due to the fact that you could see a needle sticking out of someones arm and they still would not admit to taking anything "illegal" How long did Flo-Jo live.. 39 years.. naw..no steroids there..

Even after my little whine I will still be cheering on the Canadians and watch a fair amount of the games..why.. I love to see the underdog win..

August 14th, 2004, 12:26 PM	#2
jimster Posts: n/a Tournaments Joined: Tournament Wins:	Olympics They should start the Olympics like the Indy 500 except change the words a bit...should be.. Athletes...Let the Doping begin.. Ruined by doping scandals, the OOC committee, judging etc the Olympics are becoming just another over hyped money grabbing sporting event.. A long time ago the purity of the games was lost..and I am sad to say we will never see again.. Now is the time of "what can we get away with" rather than what can I accomplish.. The scandals are starting already with athletes not making their drug tests.. if that is the case..send them home...All I know if I was capable of being an Olympic athlete I would be where ever I was supposed to be for tests/applications what ever hrs before hand so I would not miss it.. I still remember a scarey statistic from the Olympic American team about 10 years ago.. 80% of the athletes asked said yes to winning and Olympic gold even if it meant in 5 years they would be dead...Priorities a bit screwed up I think... and how many Olympic athletes have died due to side effects of Steriods etc.. of course that is a statistic we will never know due to the fact that you could see a needle sticking out of someones arm and they still would not admit to taking anything "illegal" How long did Flo-Jo live.. 39 years.. naw..no steroids there.. Even after my little whine I will still be cheering on the Canadians and watch a fair amount of the games..why.. I love to see the underdog win..