[Vision2020] Sport Ethics Question

[Tom Hansen]

Tim -

You HAVE GOT to be kidding"

Simple.  The chances of dying as a result of continued use of anabolic
steroids is far, far greater than occasional reconstructive surgery.  

How many names can you provide us of professional athletes that have died as
a result of reconstructive surgery?

Tom Hansen

We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are
dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all
exist very nicely in the same box. 
-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy Rigsby [mailto:timo5277 at uidaho.edu] 
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 10:39 AM
To: Tom Hansen
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: RE: [Vision2020] Sport Ethics Question

Tom:

What about the risks associated with any surgery?  Usually most surgeons
would require
their patients to sign off that they know and understand the risks
associated with any
surgery, even death.  So surgery could also result in death much like
steroids.

Tim

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
Date: Friday, April 15, 2005 11:30 am
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Sport Ethics Question

> Tim Rigsby stated:
> 
> "What is the difference between someone who uses steroids for sport
> enhancement and the athlete that gets reconstructive surgery on their
> shoulder/hip/knee etc that has the potential to improve their 
> performanceand level of play?"
> 
> Well, Tim . . .
> 
> One (use of anabolic steroids) is illegal and causes things to happen
> prematurely.  Things like . . . uh . . . er . . . death.  For 
> example:  Lyle
> Alzado to name one of many.
> 
> The other (reconstructive surgery), although expensive (but then, 
> what is
> "expensive" to a major league baseball player?), tend to increase the
> chances of the patient's prolonged and profitable future.
> 
> Thanks for bringing it up, Tim
> 
> Tom and Rodna Hansen
> Whose only drugs in their future consist of Viagra and the Passion 
> Patch
> 
> We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are 
> pretty, some are
> dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but 
> they all
> exist very nicely in the same box. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> On Behalf Of Timothy Rigsby
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 8:29 AM
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Sport Ethics Question
> 
> UI President Dr. Tim White posed a very interesting question to me 
> lastnight 
> concerning Baseball and Steroid use.  Since the people who post 
> and view
> this list- 
> serve are diverse and even highly intelligent I figured I would 
> pass the
> question on
> to start a whole new round of debate.  So here it goes:
> 
> What is the difference between someone who uses steroids for sport
> enhancement and 
> the athlete that gets reconstructive surgery on their 
> shoulder/hip/knee etc
> that 
> has the potential to improve their performance and level of play?
> 
> Go Mariners!!!
> 
> Tim
> 
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