Wednesday, September 15, 2010

"Steroids are just a side effect of being American" - Chris Bell

The documentary Bigger, Stronger, Faster directed by Chris Bell portrays how common the usage of enhancements is in the American culture. These people live in a society where competition is everything, they are always trying to be better than the next person. Million of trophies are not enough, Americans are never satisfied. It seems like pursuing personal goals mean nothing unless there's a public praising that success. They do whatever they need to do to win, to obtain fame. For athletes, steroids facilitate their success.

I believe that it's hard to predict the future of doping. My reasons are that: for a lot of Americans, competition is everything. The motivation to be number one is stronger than honesty and integrity. Achieving more and more is part of the American culture, and this desire to always thrive to be the best is going to be passed from generation to generation. Will people keep using steroids to reach their goals?
Maybe people will stop taking them, after genetically changing their DNA to make their muscles twice as big.

 Steroids --> Gene Doping --> What's next?


Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

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