I don't find it fair that one group of people can cause the entire sports world to change.
I was watching Roger Clemens' broadcast in Congress concerning his alleged use of steroids, and only one thing came to mind.
Roger Clemens is undoubtedly the best pitcher of the past decade, and he's made more than $15 million in each of the past five seasons; yet, somehow his legacy has been tainted.
It's really sad that players have to come to such circumstances. I'm not just implying steroids alone. Take former NBA player Keon Clark. He admitted to being an alcoholic, and if that's not enough, he admitted to drinking before games. Although, Clark wasn't that much of a great player in the pros.
The concept that I can't grasp is how people will try to deny using illegal substances. People would have much more respect for an athlete if he openly admitted to using illegal substances. Now that Clemens denies the allegations, the whole world has to watch as Congress wastes time over another steroids case that could have been dealt with when Jose Canseco released his book.
That leads to another problem. The alleged use of steroids has distracted America from many other problems. Instead of using their time and money to help in problematic areas of society, the government chooses to deal with select athletes. If people weren't so lenient towards superstars, they would realize that their tax money is being spent on steroid cases. I would love to talk about how former great pitchers never had to use steroids (i.e. Nolan Ryan), but the future and present are what matter more.
Bill Simmons of ESPN wrote about how one of the greatest moments in Red Sox history has been tainted because of steroids. In the article, he explains how Roger Clemens' 20 strikeout game in 1995 gave him a lasting memory. Now that Clemens is being questioned, that memory seems much different.
How would you feel if you found out that Tom Brady was on steroids?
