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reword this research paper in different words with the same meaning and information, i will give nice tip. The is one thing that is on everyone's...
reword this research paper in different words with the same meaning and information, i will give nice tip.
The is one thing that is on everyone's mind when playing a sport and that "thing" is winning. Winning is the biggest motivation that an athlete can have that is pushing them. Everything that they do whether it be lifting weights, doing cardio or practicing certain skills is because of the drive to win. Getting in better shape, getting stronger and making their individual skills helps the individual get one step closer to the overall goal, winning. Unfortunately, there are other ways that get you closer to that final goal that are not approved by the individuals that run a specific league.
Some athletes have resorted to taking performance enhancing drugs to improve their play. Athletes at any level can obtain and use anabolic steroids and even human growth hormones. These are the drugs that improve overall performance in the athlete and have the greatest impact on the integrity of the game. Other drugs such as marijuana and cocaine are also banned by the leagues. One important question though is why isn't alcohol a banned substance since it is also classified as a drug? I always read in the newspapers that a famous athlete has been arrested for a DUI plenty of times. Alcohol is not a performance enhancing drug which could be the reason as to why it is not banned. Alcohol effects motor movement in the body negatively which would not go well for an athlete who frequents it as a beverage. Anabolic steroids and human growth hormones positively effect the body for the what the individual wants whether it be strength or speed. Baseball players do tend to be the most common ones who get caught for steroids and the type of baseball player to get caught is typically the players who hit the most home runs. They believe that they need more power for their swing to hit the ball faster and harder. These players are trying to benefit themselves and their team by taking steroids. The external drive for winning can sometimes lead us in a different direction, one that should not be taken.
This external motivation to win also showed in the Seoul 1988 Olympic Summer games where Canada was being represented by track star Ben Johnson in the 100-meter dash. Ben Johnson was an aspiring track star who had already accomplished quite a bit throughout his career and searching for a gold medal to be the icing on the cake. He had won the 100-meter dash against his rival Carl Lewis who also happened to be American. He was a Canadian hero. Unfortunately for Johnson his urine was tested, and the committee found a PED called Stanozolol. Stanozolol is a drug used to "enhance the conditioning performance of an athlete". The committee had then taken back his gold medal and gave it to Carl Lewis who had finished second after Ben Johnson. Ben cheated and got caught. His drive to win turned out to be his downfall and brought his track career to an end. To what could have been the perfect end to a career in track and field came to an abrupt end at the hands of performance enhancing drugs.
Athletes that get caught taking performance enhancing drugs are heavily fined by the league and can also be suspended from games as potential punishments. Ryan Braun is a professional baseball player in the MLB who was caught using performance enhancing drugs back in 2011. This was after the season which he had previously won the league MVP. Braun was suspended 65 games of the season he was currently in and also had to forfeit a portion of his salary. He had to come up with multiple apologies to his teammates, other players in the league, family, friends, and management. Other all-star calibre players around the league were also involved in the scandal like Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees. It is strange to see that some of the best players in the game are getting caught using performance enhancing drugs. This leads to the question that are their accomplishments really deserved or should they be taken away based on the fact they used something to improve their distance between them and their competition. Some athletes have also gone to the other end of the spectrum and made the personal decision to use recreational drugs.
A recreational drug that has become more and more prominent in the news about athlete's usage of it is marijuana. Marijuana is not a performance enhancing drug in any sense. The effects of marijuana in an impairment in hand-eye coordination, a reduction in motor coordination and impairment in concentration and can also affect an individual's motivation. Marijuana is more of a relaxant. One athlete was heavily ridiculed for his use of marijuana is Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. Seven out of those 8 gold medals also came with an impressive world record. One of marijuana's main side effects is a loss of motivation which is interesting because it does not seem that Phelps lost motivation at all during that time. He may have stopped smoking marijuana while he was competing at the Olympics, but he still may have used it before the Olympics which would affect his training but because he is a professional athlete and has strict training regime could this allow for him to smoke marijuana? Athletes that go through such intense training daily could use a recreational drug like marijuana to relax their bodies and minds, relieve them of the stress they go through. The strict training regime is a good argument for why athletes would want to use marijuana when comparing them to the rest of the population that works and may not go to the gym and workout as much.
The athlete has to workout to maintain their fitness level while a regular person works out when they feel like it and does not train as hard as the athlete. Both types of people could have the same reasons for usage of marijuana such as stress from work but there are different standards that the individual would hold themselves to. The athlete (Michael Phelps) more than likely training for most of the day whether it be in the pool or in the weight room while the regular person will probably only train their body for around an hour a day trying to fit it into a busy schedule. The physical standards are much different and could be the reason why an athlete like Michael Phelps would be able to smoke marijuana and not lose and motivation in his craft while a regular person of society may show a decrease in motivation in effort in the workplace and life in general. Even though Phelps had won eight gold medals at the 2008 Olympic games, he had only achieved four gold medals and two silver medals. One might say that he did lose motivation because he did not achieve the same number of medals and also did not break any records. Although this is probably not the case and his age and competition changed are the reason for his performance at the London Olympic games. If he was not smoking pot would he have done better at the games? This is an important question that would be interesting to see tested. Although it would be hard to test given that there were four years between Olympics, so age could have been in a factor in Phelps performance. Also, younger competition coming up in the sport.
Athlete performance can change when looking at their ability before the use of the drug and after. Obviously when using performance enhancing drugs the performance will improve significantly but with a drug like marijuana it would be hard to test. Lance Armstrong used multiple kinds of performance enhancing drugs which helped him win seven Tour de France races which he was stripped of after being caught for using PEDs (performance enhancing drugs). Armstrong admitted to using PEDs and claims that "It is IMPOSSIBLE to win the Tour de France without doping". This being said, are PEDs are becoming a large part of sports that no one knows about it until someone is caught. "It's not cheating unless you get caught" could be a new frame of mind that athletes are taking up that breaks the integrity of the game. It appears any advantage that one can get one will take at any level of sport.
Since athletes are role models for young kids, teens, and young adults that aspire to be like them, if they are caught taking PEDs it gives the individual the idea that if they can take them, why can't I? Hopefully the individual will be able to realize that the punishment for getting caught is far more severe than pursuing the benefits of taking the drugs. Professional athletes get fined a substantial amount of money and lose the opportunity to play games for what can be extended periods of time. The biggest factor that should come into play when thinking about taking PEDs should be that if you do happen to get caught your name is ruined. All of the benefits that were once sought out are now gone and this can also affect the confidence that the athlete performs with. They may doubt their ability to perform because of the lack of PEDs. This can further lead to a decrease in production in their sport putting their career in danger. Putting your career at risk is not something that seems like a good decision. Your career is where money comes from, money that is there to support your family. Putting the career in danger also puts the family in danger and any relationships that you have with them. It is not only the use of PEDs that can affect the individual's life.
Use of recreational drugs can also affect how the young individual conducts their life. If they see a picture of Michael Phelps smoking marijuana out of a bong they may start thinking "if he does it, why can't I?" Also, in situations where athletes express their own opinions in matters about the use of drugs and PEDs (Lance Armstrong expressing his views on use of PEDs), Athletes need to be aware of what they are saying to the media at all times because whether it is for the better people can still see it as a negative statement thus lowering the image the athlete has to the public. Use of drugs is a sensitive topic that needs to be constantly shadowed to make sure there is a clear and easy to understand opinion on the matters at hand. Alcohol is a recreational drug that is not banned by leagues. Some believe that alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana. Alcohol leads to violence more often than an individual smoking pot. Pot users are more likely to fall asleep than start a fight as they are very relaxed compared to an individual who is heavily intoxicated and will throw a punch if bumped in to potentially. Football players and coaches in the NFL have recently began having more and more public discussions about the use of marijuana for treatment in injuries, specifically concussions.
All sports have recently changed their rules to enforce stricter penalties for direct hits to the head in attempt to lower the amount of head problems that athletes could receive. Some of these rule changes are that direct hits to the head are illegal, blindside hits are illegal and specifically in football no hitting while using your head to tackle. Athletes are getting faster, and stronger Roger Goodell is considering using medical marijuana as a treatment for players that have head injuries. As of right now it is just a thought but there is growing support for it's use. Unfortunately, it is on the leagues banned substances list so if any players happened to use marijuana and were tested they would fail and have to live with the punishment of not being able to play for four days. Another factor that could come into the decision in the near future is that there are two NFL teams that are in states where pot is legalized. Ironically enough, the two teams that made it to the Super bowl this year. With all the recent media coverage about this topic the athletes need to be careful how they place themselves in the discussion. If players are interviewed about this topic they can express themselves freely but should talk about using it as a type of medication for their concussions and not just smoking marijuana to get high. Siding with the medication for their concussions side is beneficial for themselves, the NFL and the general public. Use of marijuana for treatment of concussions is still a way away from happening but the NFL is taking steps forward to making the game safer "Our mission is to continue to evolve the game, to make it better and safer".
If the NFL does decide to legalize marijuana for treatment of concussions, there would need to be precautions taken to ensure players who do have concussions are the ones using the medical marijuana and not just any player who wants to smoke weed. I would assume that there would be certain places for the injured players to smoke their weed as administered by a trainer or doctor. The athletes would also need to be monitored so that they couldn't just leave and drive home and also not have smoked before any physical activity. Allowing the athlete to drive after smoking or participate in physical activity could lead to another concussion or a completely different injury. This could lead to more injuries and the exact opposite the NFL wanted from legalizing it's use in the sport. The WWE also has strict drug policies that are meant to be followed by their athletes.
The WWE recently changed their drug policies in 2006 after an incident that involved one of their wrestlers and his family. Chris Benoit is the wrestler who unfortunately was on drugs (medication, alcohol and other substances, possibly steroids) when he killed his wife and son and then killed himself. Benoit was likely on steroids and combining the use of all these drugs did not benefit him at all given that he also had a heart that was three times its regular size. Since Benoit was likely on steroids, roid rage was seen to be a possibility for his actions. It was after this incident where the WWE began to crack down on drug use in it's sport. Athletes that are a part of the WWE are tested six times a year at random to ensure that athletes are not on any banned substances. They can also be tested an additional number of times if the board thinks it is necessary. Another regulation that I found interesting that the WWE has is that athletes can not consume alcohol 12 hours before they perform. Although it does seem logical for this to be implemented but it shows that the WWE is taking drug policies quite seriously given past deaths among other athletes that have been drug related. If athletes fail a drug test they are automatically kicked out of the WWE. There are no second chances for them. This is quite interesting to me because I always thought that all athletes in the WWE were on steroids. The events that have happened that involved in the WWE show that drugs have negative psychological implications that effect the individual in all aspects of life.
Alcohol is not a banned substance in professional sports which is quite interesting because alcohol is seen to have more harming side effects when compared to another drug like marijuana. Some negative factors that come with alcohol is that one can become violent and can also get depressed on the other end of the spectrum. The negative factors that marijuana has is that the individual can become lazy and may not get work done. It is very interesting that both substances change how one conducts themselves but one can be violent or depressed and the other lazy and tired. Heavy use of alcohol effects the brain and body by effecting the sensorimotor abilities of an individual. More irrational decisions are made when one has consumed heavy amounts of alcohol. The term "beer goggles" is an example of this. Perception of what you are doing and what you can see is slightly altered. Alcohol is not in anyway a performance enhancing drug and might be one of the devastating drugs if it is used heavily. It effects every aspect of your life.
Drugs have such an overwhelming effect on an individual's life, whether it be mental or physical, that if the use is not monitored, serious repercussions can take place. Athlete's can lose the ability to participate in the sport, lose relationships with friends and family and most importantly, lose their future. Since athletes are under the microscope of the media it would be tough for an athlete who just got kicked out of their sport for drug use to try and enter the regular working community. There would be no positive media about them and with the internet now, the potential employer could search their name and see everything about them. They would see that the person broke major violations and see that they may not be able to be trusted to work for them. The actions taken by the athlete would need to show that they know they made a mistake and that it won't happen again. It would need to be clear to the employer that the motivation to win is still there but without the need to cheat.
Winning is one of the most important things to an athlete and as proven throughout this paper, some have gone to great lengths to accomplish that. Yes, some cheated in trying to win, which is wrong, but the external motivation to win will always stay with them throughout life, even after their career. They will always try to be the best parent, the best husband or wife, be the best at their career after they retire from the sport. The competitive edge is never lost, it remains with the athlete for the rest of their life. Always striving to be the best. To win in all aspects of life.
