Sunday, August 3, 2008

Dope or Guts Behind Olympic Performances?

The Beijing Olympics will measure how fans burned by doping scandal after doping scandal will react to such a tale - a 41-year-old swimmer making the Olympics eight years after retiring and two years after giving birth. Will 40-something moms crowd around the TV to cheer on Torres?

Or will most people shrug, unwilling to believe? They may decide they can't take another disillusioning revelation, after putting their faith in Mark McGwire or Floyd Landis, in Roger Clemens or Marion Jones.
clipped from news.yahoo.com


So you hear about a 41-year-old swimmer making the Olympics eight years after retiring and two years after giving birth. You immediately think:

A. What an inspiring story!

B. It's got to be performance-enhancing drugs.

That's what it's like to be a sports fan in 2008, torn between awe and mistrust.

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