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Today's blog post
Last night Andrew Johns faced the media and admitted that he had used ecstasy regularly over the past 10 years. This week Channel 7 ran a story about footballers and their issues with drugs based on stolen medical records. Recreational drugs are obviously as wide spread amongst sporting clubs as they are the general community.
How do you feel about elite sports people using recreational drugs?
Is it ever acceptable? Why/why not?
Should elite sports people be drug tested for recreational drugs?
Should there be particular penalties for elite sports people using recreational drugs, and if so, what would be appropriate?
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Andrew Johns is an loser, many australians will believe his stupid baby face - but he has been out there fooling kids for 10 years! He has been idolised and now this? And to choose Phil Gould as an interviewer - well how to bow out with no dignity, why not be interviewed by someone that has some balls? That interview was the most fabricated waste of time thing I have ever seen, only to be backed up by mostly morons on the Footy Show - oh and how could Matty not know - someone please be honest for once - the public is not totally stupid! He claims he is stressed - pay me his millions and I can bet you I can do the job without drugs! (well maybe not play footy but something perhaps more challenging even!)
Sorry, I didn't answer your specific questions, so here goes:
Elite athletes should never touch drugs, they are our role models and our heros!
It is never acceptable - they train a lot and are scrutinised and put under emense pressure but if they can't cope then - get out of the sport!
Yes, all athletes - not only at the elite level - should be tested for drugs!
Elite athletes should receive severe penalties for recreational drug use - they should be made examples of, how many kids idolised Andrew Johns who now think that it may be ok to use drugs?
Further comment: if a kid is put in a situation where they may have drugs pushed onto them by peers there is a stronger argument when kids say well Andrew Johns did it, and harder for kids to say no when their favourite footy player couldn't say no!
ya mum
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