Submitted by PrincessBananas85 t3_11salc0 in sports
AccountantNotEditor t1_jcgmi61 wrote
Reply to comment by diymatt in U.S. Olympic medalist Raven Saunders banned for 18 months. by PrincessBananas85
The guardrails you refer to are more like those fabric bands used in movie theaters to direct lines. Make no mistake that the organizations that oversee this stuff are much more aware of the prevalence of these things than the public. That’s not to say that they’re all corrupt; they obviously aren’t and sometimes people do get caught. However, speaking from personal experience, athletes would know when to expect “random” testing. I always like to use a scene from the old SpikeTV show “Blue Mountain State” for reference to this. In the scene, the team is in the locker room when the head coach calls everyone’s attention in order to tell them, “I had a dream last night that a representative will be coming here in one week to give a random drug screening. In that dream, everyone passed that test with flying colors. wink”. You’d be surprised how accurate that scene is.
diymatt t1_jchi5jq wrote
I'm not sure why you keep using these long, single paragraph diatribes to spoon feed it to me, I get it. Professionals in all arenas of skill that do it on a high level are utilizing performance enhancing tools. I'm not doubting you.
I'm just saying let some tier of athletes go whole hog and take the bottle of roids so we can watch the spectacle.
AccountantNotEditor t1_jciu7x8 wrote
Huh? I’m not spoon feeding you anything; I’m just having a conversation with you, and by extension, sharing information and experiences to anyone else who may read the thread and find the information informative or interesting. I’m not sure what I’ve said that has upset you here. The purpose of Reddit is to have discussions like this.
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