Professional Athletes, Steroids, and the Hall of Fame.

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Professional Athletes, Steroids, and the Hall of Fame. Athletes in the Hall of Fame are not the perfect people. Famous NFL superstar Lawrence Taylor was caught sleeping with a minor and famous MLB stars Ferguson Jenkins and Orlando Cepeda were found to be doing cocaine. These people are definitely not the perfect people, yet they are still in the hall. Athletes in the Hall of Fame are people who have broken records; they are not supposed to be the perfect person outside of their career. But, a lot of people still expect them to be. Most people also expect professional athletes in the Hall of Fame to have morals. Sports it self does not have any morals. There are always those Athlete’s who constantly cheat and break the rules. Every athlete has a way to bend the rules to their advantage. Yet, the only ones who are blamed for cheating are the professional athletes who use steroids. “Steroids, the popular name for synthetic (man-made) substances related to the male sex hormones, promote muscle growth and the development of male sexual characteristics. Steroids are abused, often by athletes, to enhance athletic performance and to improve physical appearance” (“Steroids fast facts” 1). In sports, using any type of strength enhancer is illegal. But the controversy mainly encircles the steroid using athlete’s, and where they might stand in the Hall of Fame. If it is stated that using steroids in sports is unfair, then the reality of sports has not been seen. Generally stating, sports is unfair and it always has been. Cheating in sports was started ever since sports began. Taking out athletes in the Hall of Fame strictly for cheating would be unjust. There are plenty of other cheaters in the Hall of Fame that go unpunished for what they have done, simply because sports in unwilling to punish them. The Hall of Fame is place to hold major records not minor ones, kicking out

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