It seems that each week brings new reports of a sports figure being accused of using performance enhancement substances. These are not athletes and it is not sport. An athlete would never take illegal substances because that would be to admit they are not good enough to compete. These are business people trying to get an edge on the competition by cheating so they can get the big contract. It may be competition but not sport. Microsoft competing with Google is not sport it is business. Ken Lay cheating was not sport it was illegal and he was going to jail. Cheaters should be banned for life on one offense. Until they are, we know the governing bodies approve of the use of performance enhancers to increase ratings. Until only athletes are competing records are even more meaningless than usual.
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