Jul 09 2008
Butkus speaks out about Steroids
I caught an interview of legendary linebacker for the Chicago Bears Dick Butkus’s stance on steroids in sports. He stated that “he has no comment on current professional athletes and players that dab into steroids.” “However he believes the real source of the problem continues to be at the youth and amateur level.”
Butkus is in a program created for high schools around the country that will hand out in the form of fliers and pamphlets more information will be handed out about the affects of steroids. As he researched the topic he saw that there is still not a lot of information out there for teenagers to observe and learn. Butkus even stated that many teens across the country no nothing of steroids and that he and his program “Play Clean” will help spread the word. Butkus stressed that youth coaches, parents and teenagers are the start of where the fight on steroids should be happening.
In response to this, Dick Butkus is right about the current players. You can punish all you want and criticize that steroids are ruining the state of sports but as long as the minor leagues, high schools, colleges, allow the growth then we need to be criticizing them and making them change their policies regarding steroids. There are strong programs out there that test for steroids but no one ever sits down and tells these young athletes that steroids can kill them and there are countless stories out there that back them up. Check out “Play Clean” and see if your local high schools are an active member in the fight against steroids in youth sports.
