Re: Congrats for embarassing MLB Barry!

Jamal Bernhard <noone@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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> Dano wrote:
> 
>>> If I had known about it, I might have. I would never have injected 
>>> myself though. Greenies were about all the "enhancement" I could
>>> take. Even after I realized I had no shot, I still took them for
>>> awhile because I enjoyed pitching at my "highest" level. As I got
>>> older I started caring about my body too much though and gave it up.
>> 
>> I guess professionals don't care that much about their bodies.
> 
> Not the long-term effects, no. Otherwise there wouldn't have been so
> many that did steroids, shot up novocaine in the NFL, etc. Just look
> at all the retired athletes with chronic health problems because they
> did everything they could to be at the top of their game while they
> played. 
> 
> Maybe you missed the poll a couple years back, asking professional
> athletes whether they would take a substance that would make them a
> star if it shaved a certain number of years (I can't remember the
> number) off of their life. A significant percentage said yes.
> 
yes but professional athletes, over all, are not a particularly bright 
bunch.

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