Lance Armstrong had
created a legend that could not be rivaled in. His career started when he was
13 years old by winning a triathlon and finished by winning 7 Tour de France
titles, filled with meddles and a case of cancer between. He accomplished,
while dealing with testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and even his
brain a feat that no other person can even challenge. This amazing feat was accomplished partially
due to blood doping, or athletic performance enhancers.
The question is, where would sports be now if its
athletes had never used performance enhancers? Would Mark McGwire, the previous
record holder of most home runs in baseball with 70 home runs have set his
record without performance enhancers? What about Barry Bonds amazing
performance three years later amassing 73 home runs? Does performance enhancers actually enhance
the sport making it more enjoyable for the spectators or does it detract and
degrade from what once was a pure athletic display of skill and passion?
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