... obviously done its job; entertained and drained money out of our pockets. A young boy goes up to his mother and says, "Mommy! I want to be a baseball player!" If this was said in 1930, the boy's mother probably would have told the boy, "That's not future for you! You need to get a real job ... to be different players almost every time. Last years only six of the 326 players on the PGA Tour money list-made more than $1 million. In baseball, about 220 of the 831 players on this year's opening day rosters-27 percent-made $1 million or more. There are a few economic problems within the ... w...

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... run with their blood, sweat and tears. They look forward to the seasons not just for the weather, but also for their favorite pastime football, baseball, or soccer. Over 90 percent of Americans watch sports, that means that 90 percent of them look up to and respect athletes. Ranging from adults ... non-athletes. At a young age, most children have a dream of becoming a professional athlete, whether it is to become a football or baseball player, the dreams are still the same. If asked who their hero is many will say their mom, or their dad, but many will also name their ... the requirement...

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... a weak punishment if you compare it to other leagues which do more testing and are more strict overall. For instance, the MLB (major league baseball) effectively launched a productive system which stopped players from using steroids after the steroid era and only have a few steroid users in the game today. ... failed steroid test while teams like Alabama (a football powerhouse) let players with failed steroid tests remain on the team with little punishment for the player's steroid use. I believe that steroid use is clearly wrong in sports, and is an easy way to gain an unfair advantage ...

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... to be looked up to and admired. Not surprisingly, male athletes have even begun pitching today's latest sexual innovations, which further perpetuates perception. Multiple time MLB baseball All-Star, Rafael Palmeiro became the first athlete to begin endorsing Viagra starting in February of last year. Looking at women's sports as a whole, they ... win a professional tournament on tour but still remains the WTA's biggest drawing card. Whether it is questions regarding her marriage to hockey player, Sergei Federov, her notoriously "skimpy" attire, or her link to published Penthouse pictures, ...

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... from degenerative brain disease, most likely due to multiple hits to the head accumulated throughout his football career. In response to this incident, the NFL player's union donated $100 million to Harvard University for brain injury research. There isn't a way to clarify for sure that his NFL career is ... is for their games to be looked at as an R rated movie. Barely half a century ago boxing was the second most popular sport after baseball, and for many reasons, most violence related, it has gone downhill. America would hate to see the same happen to football, but if further ... thi...

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... from the Primitive games to Greeks to modern day cultures. Through out time everyone has wanted to be the superstar and the most valuable player. Those who are at that level receive a level of respect and admiration. Athletes over the years have developed into role models. They ... . Sports figures are not always possessed of good morals for instance, Charles Barkley once spit on a fan during a game. When controversy surrounds a player it tends to bring attention towards the ball club. Often parents would rather rely on athletes to influence their children than taking some initiative an...

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... , money, travelling and boredom so they will get into these drugs to pass the time or try and get an edge over everybody else. NFL player die between 30-50 because of arteriole sclerosis associated with steroids. Baseball player chew amphetamines like smarties and this causes a lot of heart attacks and deaths to many great players. Athletes of this time are too worried ... ...

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