The Current Character in Sports

Gary Player says steroids are in golf
The nine-time major champion urges golf organizations to start random testing.

Give me a break. Do people really think golf would be clean with the impact that the power of a players drive has on his game and status. Today's society is all about image, and winning gets the headlines. "Just Do It", " Just Win, Baby". These are the sayings that typify our contemporary mentality.

The fact is, creating habits of striving for excellence, a work ethic of raising the bar continually, and respect for physical culture, yourself and the benefit and purpose of sport is what creates champions and builds character. If these are your guidelines you will win plenty and more importantly respect yourself

On that same note: We need to give Floyd Landis a break. The only reason he took steroids was because his testicles were too large. Apparently, the friction with the inside of his thighs while peddling was causing significant resistance and discomfort. It was surgery or reducing the size of his testicles through steroid use. Being terrified of surgery he had no choice. His choice to use steroids had nothing to do with the performance enhancing ability of the banned substance.