What is unfortunate is that outing Alex Rodriguez, the New York Yankees top-paid player also known as A-Rod, as a steroid user merely highlighted the "Dark Side" of our souls--the fans.
It cannot be oversimplified that baseball fans have always known that many of the professional modern players were/are "juiced" and are willing--quite willing to accept it.
From 1998 to the present, MLB (Major League Baseball) records that stood for more than a century are now being shattered during a one-calendar baseball season. Many of us were not around or too young when the “Giants” of baseball played the great American pastime without steroids. These were players like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, and Reggie Jackson. And so fans felt "cheated" that they had no great players to call their own. And in that desperation they turned to a darkness that wasn’t fully understood and that darkness was “steroids!”
A-Rod said he used steroids at the start of the 21st century because of the “pressure” he was under when he’s signed a 10yr. $245 million dollar contract with his former team, the Texas Rangers. His goal was to show the baseball world that he was worth every penny, but in the end, A-Rod decided that being one of the elite baseball players wasn’t enough! A-Rod needed to be the best in baseball but at what cost?
Let us begin to turn our attention to addressing steroids prevention to our youth and adolescents who are striving to be “great athletes” and not the “superficial athlete” in their respected sport.
They deserve a chance to be great without the juice.
Best Regards,
Anthony P. Johnson, Ph.D. Candidate, Author
Founder & CEO
Dream Field Academy
647 East Raymond Street
Philadelphia, PA 19120
Office: 215-744-1773
Cell: 215-715-0355
antho@earthlink.net
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Monday, December 1, 2008
"Are We On The Same Page?"
Even before the economic collapse of 2008, there were more American children that were going hungry in than in the past ten years.
Recently, the Department of Agriculture reported that because of financial instability, more than 312,000 households cut back on food for children in 2007, up from 221,000 in 2006. The federal government expects 2008 to paint an even “grimmer” picture.
There are $30 million Americans on food stamps--1 in 10 Americans…African Americans, Caucasians, Latinos, Asians and Native American are recipients. A $700 billion dollar bailout that’s proven to be ineffective, 1 million Americans have lost their jobs, (and counting), two wars, an education system for the world to mock and finally…a President who by far is the worst in U.S. history (James Buchannon the 15th President was considered the worst until George W. Bush) stands pat and does nothing to stop the spiraling downhill disasters.
Enough already! Perhaps we are asking too much from our so-called leaders in our city, state, and country. It is time for you, me, and anyone else who’s exhausted about the state of our economy, education, the healthcare system, and families to start creating opportunities in our communities.
Folks, the days of marching in the streets demanding change is over! We can no longer hold onto the “dogmas of the past.” Those who came before us did this with the hope that we build upon the foundation--not build on the foundation. Action, action, action will be the motivating force to move our communities in a new direction.
Before his death, a young reporter asked Frederick Douglas what should be done to continue to progress? Douglas said “Agitate, agitate, agitate.”
Lets’ begin to move in the same direction…all of our futures depend upon it.
Recently, the Department of Agriculture reported that because of financial instability, more than 312,000 households cut back on food for children in 2007, up from 221,000 in 2006. The federal government expects 2008 to paint an even “grimmer” picture.
There are $30 million Americans on food stamps--1 in 10 Americans…African Americans, Caucasians, Latinos, Asians and Native American are recipients. A $700 billion dollar bailout that’s proven to be ineffective, 1 million Americans have lost their jobs, (and counting), two wars, an education system for the world to mock and finally…a President who by far is the worst in U.S. history (James Buchannon the 15th President was considered the worst until George W. Bush) stands pat and does nothing to stop the spiraling downhill disasters.
Enough already! Perhaps we are asking too much from our so-called leaders in our city, state, and country. It is time for you, me, and anyone else who’s exhausted about the state of our economy, education, the healthcare system, and families to start creating opportunities in our communities.
Folks, the days of marching in the streets demanding change is over! We can no longer hold onto the “dogmas of the past.” Those who came before us did this with the hope that we build upon the foundation--not build on the foundation. Action, action, action will be the motivating force to move our communities in a new direction.
Before his death, a young reporter asked Frederick Douglas what should be done to continue to progress? Douglas said “Agitate, agitate, agitate.”
Lets’ begin to move in the same direction…all of our futures depend upon it.
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