“The question became do you take drugs to try to win or do you content yourself with losing forever by staying away from them?” (Charlie Francis, Reputations: The Ben Johnson Story)
In Sports, each athlete has one similar goal; to be the best. This is where the introduction of performance enhancers become an issue as it’s an easy shortcut to certain success, which makes them even more of a temptation. Doping is a drug intake of banned substance to improve their results. Would you take the risky route for money, fame and success?
Pressure was another issue. Coming from a small background, Johnson had all the more reason to need to be successful. He wanted to show the world that a poor boy from a poor background could make it big. He was surrounded by pressure. The main appliance of force was his coach, Charlie Francis. Francis found himself embarrassed as his own country was one to vote for an Olympic game, yet obviously didn’t have enough talent to win any Gold metals. This gave Francis all the more motive for the extreme need for Ben Johnson to become successful.
The idea of winning took over as Francis was feeding Johnson pressure along with his bought for breakfast. Johnson knew he was the fastest in a small town in Jamaica, he …show more content…
Despite them being said to have ‘’all been on drugs’’ (Reputation: The Ben Johnson Story) ‘’Natural ability runs out when you’re against a chemical barrier’’ (The Ben Johnson Story). With other competitors being ‘known’ for being on performance enhancing drugs, the temptation to join can be almost unbearable. Johnson needed to be stronger. This Is where anabolic steroids came into the mix. Anabolic’s would give Johnson the additional muscle mass he needed to run for a faster duration of time at a higher intensity. It’s easier to make bad decisions when everyone around you seem to be doing the
In Sports, each athlete has one similar goal; to be the best. This is where the introduction of performance enhancers become an issue as it’s an easy shortcut to certain success, which makes them even more of a temptation. Doping is a drug intake of banned substance to improve their results. Would you take the risky route for money, fame and success?
Pressure was another issue. Coming from a small background, Johnson had all the more reason to need to be successful. He wanted to show the world that a poor boy from a poor background could make it big. He was surrounded by pressure. The main appliance of force was his coach, Charlie Francis. Francis found himself embarrassed as his own country was one to vote for an Olympic game, yet obviously didn’t have enough talent to win any Gold metals. This gave Francis all the more motive for the extreme need for Ben Johnson to become successful.
The idea of winning took over as Francis was feeding Johnson pressure along with his bought for breakfast. Johnson knew he was the fastest in a small town in Jamaica, he …show more content…
Despite them being said to have ‘’all been on drugs’’ (Reputation: The Ben Johnson Story) ‘’Natural ability runs out when you’re against a chemical barrier’’ (The Ben Johnson Story). With other competitors being ‘known’ for being on performance enhancing drugs, the temptation to join can be almost unbearable. Johnson needed to be stronger. This Is where anabolic steroids came into the mix. Anabolic’s would give Johnson the additional muscle mass he needed to run for a faster duration of time at a higher intensity. It’s easier to make bad decisions when everyone around you seem to be doing the