If they did NOT test for PED would you care

[citybert]

If they don't test and just let everyone do whatever they needed to do to win, would you even care or hate the tour that much. It's pretty much how the NFL is right now, and maybe even the NBA.

No comments about kids looking up to them to be role models, that is obviously NO, but lets just say for the sake of this argument no kid will envy the pros, in the end everyone makes a decision on their own to use or not, besides there are many arguments that HGH and PEDs are actually good for your body and overall health.

thoughts?

 

[Seany]

They should make all illegal PED's legal, that way it's a level playing field, then there can never be any doubt, PED's can become part of the preparation and training.

 

[BeHappy]

There's a reason tennis is a global sport and no one outside the US cares about the NFL.

 

[PCXL-Fan]

You would start seeing ruinous effects of these drugs on young individuals bodies (highschool/college students).

I had a classmate use steroids for a few years. The after effects of a couple years of usage were pretty bad, went from chiselled epitome of masculine lean & muscular facial/body features to doughy androgynous/effeminate overweight with noticeable "breasts" (large accumulation of fatty tissue around the chest). The fatty tissue around the chest was significantly greater then you would find in any male normally at his overweight level. Quite freaky, and saddening...

 

[Sentinel]

There's a reason tennis is a global sport and no one outside the US cares about the NFL.

Not sure what you mean, are you saying PED's are the reason.

Tennis is a very old sport, possibly the British Empire helped spread it. Now most countries already have their favorite sports such as soccer and cricket. Introducing a new sport and making it popular is going to be very difficult. Tennis itself is pretty elitist and i would suspect has a small following in most countries.

 

[Clarky21]

The testing is so pathetic anyway it really wouldn't matter. I would bet money on most players doing things that are supposed to be banned,but since WADA is so inept they're getting away with it or covering it up. There is no doubt about it whatsoever.