I just found out there is no Santa Claus
Yes, I may be a little old to realize that Santa Claus doesn’t exist, but this is a different type of Santa. I found out there was no Santa back in 2nd grade and it was a devestating year. This time it is equally is devestating.
The Landis situation has made me realize that the entire peleton is doping. Bonds is under investigation. BALCO turned over Marion Jones. There are just so many heroes that are now found to be doping, I have had to change my entire outlook.
Sadly, I will now watch all sports, tennis, golf, soccer, cycling, triathlon, football, baseball, all Olympic sports, and operate under the assumption they are doping. No longer will I marvel at how hard they hit a ball, how fast they run or how high they jump, after all, they are doping. We might all have had that potential on dope. So, when somebody tell me so and so is awesome, I will think… of course… he is doping.
The whole idea takes away my excitement for watching sports in general. After all, if they cannot do it without dope, what is the big deal? Are they really special?
Don’t get me wrong, I will still look for heroes. They might not be the one with the best stats anymore, they will be the ones I can at least try to believe didn’t dope (Frank Thomas, Carl Lewis, and I still believe in Lance). However, the assumption has changed. I will believe all athletes dope unless I have reason to believe otherwise.
It is a sad day.
December 9th, 2006 at 1:58 pm
get over it, its always been the way. once one does it, the rwst have to, to remain competitive. at least theyre all on a level playing field when they all do it, so the best man still wins.