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Tennis Has a Steroid Problem
Dartagnan
#1 Posted : Tuesday, May 15, 2012 5:23:57 PM(UTC)
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Tennis is a fair game, you must not use a special drug to become stronger. 





Dimitar Kutrovsky banned two years for doping


AP - Tuesday, May 15, 2012









 




LONDON (AP)—Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant.


The International Tennis Federations says the 24-year-old Kutrovsky tested positive for methylhexaneamine in February at the SAP Open in San Jose, Calif.


The ITF says ``Mr. Kutrovsky asserted that the methylhexaneamine, for which he did not hold a valid therapeutic use exemption, had got into his system through his ingestion of the supplement Jack3d. He denied any intent to enhance his performance as a result of taking the Jack3d.''


The ban dates back to Feb. 14 and he must forfeit any prizes and points won at tournaments.






http://tennis.com/articles/templates/news.aspx?articleid=17657&zoneid=4

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#2 Posted : Tuesday, May 15, 2012 5:27:57 PM(UTC)
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LET'S BE CAREFULL WITH SUPERSTARS, THEY OFTEN CHEAT TOO. 







Agassi admits use of crystal meth












ANDRE AGASSI FACTFILE

Andre Agassi


29 April, 1970: Born in Las Vegas, Nevada

1992: Wins first Grand Slam title, Wimbledon

1994: Wins first US Open

1995: Wins first Australia Open

1997: Marries Brooke Shields; uses crystal meth

1999: Divorces Brooke Shields

1999: Wins first French Open

2001: Marries Steffi Graf

2003: Wins last Grand Slam, Australian Open

2006: Agassi retires






American Andre Agassi has admitted in his new autobiography he lied to tennis authorities about his use of crystal methamphetamine to escape a ban.


Eight-time Grand Slam winner Agassi said he wanted to share "my bad decisions which, in a few instances, nearly ended in catastrophe".


The 39-year-old, who retired in 2006, also stated it was "not easy being so candid" and "brutally honest".


Agassi admitted he used the drug with ex-assistant "Slim" in 1997.


"I felt my story was one from which many people could learn," he added in a video promoting the book.


Meanwhile, he also confessed in the book itself to a surprise lifelong hatred of the sport.


"I play tennis for a living, even though I hate tennis, hate it with a dark and secret passion, and always have," he wrote.


The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) said it could not comment on Agassi's drug-taking revelation because it had withdrawn its doping case against him.


Agassi had lied to them that the use of the drug was accidental - and the failed test was kept secret by the ATP.


In response, the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) called on the association to "shed light" on the case.


Meanwhile, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said it was "surprised and disappointed" by Agassi's remarks.


Writing about the first time he used crystal meth, Agassi said: "Vast sadness and regret" followed his taking of the drug.


"Slim dumps a small pile of powder on the coffee table," writes Agassi in his book, which the Times is serialising.







Jonathan Overend's blog






"He cuts it, snorts it. He cuts it again. I snort some.


"Then comes a tidal wave of euphoria that sweeps away every negative thought in my head. I've never felt so alive, so hopeful - and I've never felt such energy."


Crystal meth is classified in the UK as a class A drug - the category for those considered to be the most harmful and which attract the most serious punishments and fines.


It looks like small ice crystals and is a very powerful and addictive form of the stimulant speed, which can be eaten, inhaled through the nose or injected.


Agassi, who is widely considered to be among the greatest tennis players of all time, recounts in the book, which is called 'Open', about his introduction to the drug.


He was enduring the worst year of his professional career in 1997 as he struggled with a wrist injury, and his world ranking slumped to a low of 141 that November.


Agassi, who is married to former women's world number one Steffi Graf, explained how he had received a call from an ATP at that time to inform him he had failed a drugs test.








I say [in a letter] Slim, whom I've since fired, is a known drug user, and that he often spikes his sodas with meth - which is true 



Former tennis star Andre Agassi






The Las Vegas-born star wrote a letter to the ATP to argue the use was accidental, blaming his former assistant Slim.


"My name, my career, everything is now on the line. Whatever I've achieved, whatever I've worked for, might soon mean nothing," Agassi writes.


"Days later I sit in a hard-backed chair, a legal pad in my lap, and write a letter to the ATP. It's filled with lies interwoven with bits of truth.


"I say Slim, whom I've since fired, is a known drug user, and that he often spikes his sodas with meth - which is true. Then I come to the central lie of the letter.


"I say that recently I drank accidentally from one of Slim's spiked sodas, unwittingly ingesting his drugs. I ask for understanding and leniency and hastily sign it: Sincerely.


"I feel ashamed, of course. I promise myself that this lie is the end of it."


Agassi, who is often cited as one of the most charismatic players ever, writes that the ATP reviewed his case and, while he faced a minimum three-month ban, decided to believe his account and withdraw the charges.


His subsequent rise back through the rankings over the following two years, on the back of a gruelling fitness programme and the ignominy of playing on the lesser Challenger circuit, has gone down in tennis history.




Archive video: Agassi and wife Steffi Graf on Inside Sport, May 2009



In 1999 Agassi became only the fifth man to win all four Grand Slam titles with victory at the French Open. Three months later he added a second US Open crown and he ended the year back at number one in the world.


Former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich told BBC Radio 5 live the revelations raised questions about the ATP's handling of the matter.


He suggested Agassi was not suspended "because he was so important to the game".


The German said: "The fact that he was using it [crystal meth], escaped drugs tests and said he used it accidentally raises a lot of questions towards the ATP.


"Why was Andre Agassi not suspended if he tested positive and why was it never brought to the attention of the media and the players? Nobody ever heard about it."


An ATP spokesman said it commented on the results of drugs tests only when a violation had occurred, and so could not speak about the Agassi situation because it withdrew the case against him.


"Under the tennis anti-doping programme it is, and has always been, an independent panel that makes a decision on whether a doping violation has been found," he stated.


"The ATP has always followed this rule and no executive at the ATP has therefore had the authority or ability to decide the outcome of an anti-doping matter."


Expressing his disappointment about the revelation, Wada president John Fahey said Agassi was seen as a role model who should alert youths to the dangers of doping.








This raises a lot of questions towards the ATP. Why was Agassi not suspended if he tested positive? 



Former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich






Fahey said he expected the ATP to "shed light on this allegation."


The ITF said tennis authorities were determined to keep drugs out of the sport.


"This should not be overshadowed by an incident that took place over 12 years ago," said president Francesco Ricci Bitti.


"The statements by Mr Agassi do, however, provide confirmation that a tough anti-doping programme is needed."


BBC Radio 5 live's tennis correspondent Jonathan Overend feels Agassi's legacy could be ruined by the revelations and will also damage tennis's reputation.


"This is sure to severely tarnish the reputation of one of the great champions," said Overend.


"I think it will have underlying implications for the sport in terms of the suspicion about some of the athletes and whether or not they are on drugs.


"The fact that Agassi lied and the authorities believed him has enormous repercussions. How many other cases may there have been like this?"






http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/8329193.stm

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#3 Posted : Saturday, August 04, 2012 7:37:15 PM(UTC)
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Tennis Has a Steroid Problem/ LET'S BE VERY CAREFULL WITH TENNIS SUPERSTARS, THEY OFTEN CHEAT TOO. 




Taking a close look at doping control in professional tennis. How stringent is it? We also look at other issues related to the integrity of the sport.



FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012





Timeline: Serena Williams


July 3, 2010: Serena Williams win Wimbledon. 

July 7, 2010: Williams cuts both of her feet on broken glass at an unnamed restaurant in Munich Germany. The cuts require "18 stitches: six inside the cut on her right foot and six on top of that foot, and six stitches on the bottom of her left foot."

July 8, 2010: Williams goes to Belgium to play an exhibition match against Kim Cljisters.

July 15, 2010: Williams has "surgery to repair a lacerated tendon on the top of her right foot July 15 at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles."

October 2010: Second surgery on foot, and spends "10 weeks in a cast and 10 weeks in a walking boot."

February 2011: Williams hospitalized for a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lungs).

February 28, 2011: Williams returns to hospital "because of a large hematoma on her stomach. The gathering of blood under the skin grew from a "golf ball" to the size of "a grapefruit." 

June 2011: Williams plays at Eastbourne. First tournament since winning Wimbledon 2010; loses in 2nd round. Plays Wimbledon, loses in 4th round.

July 2011: Plays Stanford, wins tournament.

August 2011: Plays Toronto, wins tournament. Plays Cincinnati, wins 1st round then withdraws with "toe injury."

August-September 2011: Plays US Open, loses in final. Does not play another tournament in 2011.

October 26, 2011: Williams retreats to panic room and calls 911 when ITF doping control officer arrives for 6am out-of-competition test. No public comment made by Williams about the incident. ITF anti-doping statistics indicate that zero out-of-competition samples were collected from Williams in 2010 and 2011. No explanation given by ITF or Williams on why no sample was collected during panic room incident.

January 2012: Plays Brisbane, wins 1st and 2nd round then withdraws with left ankle injury. Plays Australian Open, loses in 4th round.

February 2012: Plays Fed Cup, wins both singles matches.

March 2012: Plays Miami, loses in quarterfinals.

April 2012: Plays Charleston, wins tournament. Plays Fed Cup, wins both singles matches.

May 2012: Plays Madrid, wins tournament. Plays Rome, withdraws from semi-finals with back injury. Plays French Open, loses in 1st round.

June-present 2012: Plays Wimbledon, wins tournament. Plays Charleston, wins tournament. Plays Olympics...? Wins gold.

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http://tennishasasteroidproblem.blogspot.com/2012/08/serena-williams.html#more


American flag fell from its post and was blown away when America's national anthem was playing to end Saturday's Olympic medal ceremony at Wimbledon.


"I'd love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi." said Sharapova Maria.



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#4 Posted : Saturday, August 04, 2012 8:42:47 PM(UTC)
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I CAN DEFEAT ANY TENNIS PLAYER OF THE PLANET WITH A SCORE OF 6 0 6 0


 


I AM THE NEW SUPER MAN 



Illustration by Mark Alan Stamaty. Click image to expand.





FAQ: Drug Testing and Doping In Tennis







 


"I'd love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi." said Sharapova Maria.



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#5 Posted : Saturday, August 04, 2012 8:52:32 PM(UTC)
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I CAN DEFEAT ANY TENNIS PLAYER OF THE PLANET WITH A SCORE OF 6 0 6 0


YOU ARE NOT THE NEW SUPER MAN  YOU ARE THE BIGGEST CHEATER OF TENNIS HISTORY. 






Illustration by Mark Alan Stamaty. Click image to expand.


FAQ: Drug Testing and Doping In Tennis











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#6 Posted : Sunday, August 05, 2012 10:10:25 AM(UTC)
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Doping works for Serena Williams but not for Venus. Williams is in the finals of Wimbledon doped above and beyond belief. Yet, everybody is shut up because it happens that she is black!


Doping works for Serena Williams but not for Venus. Williams is in the finals of Wimbledon doped above and beyond belief. Yet, everybody is shut up because it happens that she is black! 


But... I think over-doping finished her Venus already. As the result Venus suffers now from Auto Immune Disease Syndrome…. Did you see her collapse few days ago? 

Hingis said it the best: 

* After the Williams sisters (Venus and Serena) had complained of discrimination against them, Hingis told Time magazine in 2001: "Being black only helps them. Many times they get sponsors because they are black. And they have had a lot of advantages because they can always say, 'It's racism.' They can always come back and say, 'Because we are this color, racists accuse us of doping and enhancement drug use.'"23 

After this comment Hingis was framed of “using cocaine” (her samples were tempered with in Wimbledon laboratory) then promptly she was banned from tennis.

Williams does what Lance Armstrong did - Blood doping drug EPO have taken things to a new level in recent years! Plus Serena is using some kind of drug enhancing her alertness,a high tech crack? 


http://www.cheatingculture.com/Cycling.htm 


Wait for the Olympics: 

100% of Black Americans are doped , yet the cover up will work! Watch and see!!!


Dartagnan;318175 wrote:




I CAN DEFEAT ANY TENNIS PLAYER OF THE PLANET WITH A SCORE OF 6 0 6 0


YOU ARE NOT THE NEW SUPER MAN  YOU ARE THE BIGGEST CHEATER OF TENNIS HISTORY. 






Illustration by Mark Alan Stamaty. Click image to expand.


FAQ: Drug Testing and Doping In Tennis











"I'd love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi." said Sharapova Maria.



Dartagnan
#9 Posted : Sunday, August 05, 2012 10:32:46 AM(UTC)
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Officials believe doping cases to date are good news for keeping the London Games clean


The IOC has pledged to take more than 5,000 urine and blood samples in the four-week official games period. The samples are tested at a dedicated Olympic laboratory working round-the-clock under the supervision of WADA-accredited researchers from King’s College, London.


 


Doping works for Serena Williams but not for Venus. Williams is in the finals of Wimbledon doped above and beyond belief. Yet, everybody is shut up because it happens that she is black!


Doping works for Serena Williams but not for Venus. Williams is in the finals of Wimbledon doped above and beyond belief. Yet, everybody is shut up because it happens that she is black! 


But... I think over-doping finished her Venus already. As the result Venus suffers now from Auto Immune Disease Syndrome…. Did you see her collapse few days ago? 

Hingis said it the best: 

* After the Williams sisters (Venus and Serena) had complained of discrimination against them, Hingis told Time magazine in 2001: "Being black only helps them. Many times they get sponsors because they are black. And they have had a lot of advantages because they can always say, 'It's racism.' They can always come back and say, 'Because we are this color, racists accuse us of doping and enhancement drug use.'"23 

After this comment Hingis was framed of “using cocaine” (her samples were tempered with in Wimbledon laboratory) then promptly she was banned from tennis.

Williams does what Lance Armstrong did - Blood doping drug EPO have taken things to a new level in recent years! Plus Serena is using some kind of drug enhancing her alertness,a high tech crack? 


http://www.cheatingculture.com/Cycling.htm 


Wait for the Olympics: 

100% of Black Americans are doped , yet the cover up will work! Watch and see!!!


 






"I'd love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi." said Sharapova Maria.



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#10 Posted : Sunday, August 05, 2012 10:43:23 AM(UTC)
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Is gene doping coming to the Olympics?


I think it is easier to dope an athlete who has already an experience in his or her field than a weak athlete. 


U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps. Olympic athletes often have genetic advantages that make them stronger and faster. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times / August 16, 2008)


We like to think of the Olympics as a level playing field — that’s why doping is banned. But scientific research complicates this view: There are numerous genetic factors known to confer advantages in athletic contests, from mutations that increase the oxygen carrying capacity of blood to gene variants that confer an incredible increase in endurance, and these mutations appear to be especially common in Olympic athletes. In other words, we may want an egalitarian Olympic games, but it probably isn’t in the cards.


In the latest issue of the journal Nature, Juan Enriquez and Steve Gullans, a duo of forward-thinking biotech leaders at the firm Excel Venture Management in Boston, propose an alternative: Push the limits even further. They understand this may be unpalatable to the average fan, but they argue that the games are already full of biological competitive advantages.


They write that “almost every male Olympic sprinter and power athlete ever tested carries the 577R allele” — a version of a gene that enhances performance. And that’s just the beginning. There are endurance-related genetic variants in some athletes that have been shown to be far more likely to occur in those who successfully summit high mountains, and less likely to occur in those who fail to. These genes, they argue, are quite common, and “athletes probably need a subset of them to achieve elite status.”


There are also spectacular examples of extreme abilities that are conferred from genetic mutations. In the 1960s, the Finnish skier Eero Mäntyranta won seven Olympic medals in cross-country skiing. Tests later revealed that he had a mutation in his EPOR gene, which improved his blood’s oxygen-carrying capacity by somewhere between 25% and 50%. This almost certainly contributed to his remarkable streak of medals; taking supplements that mimic his mutation is strictly banned as doping.


In the face of all these variants, Enriquez and Gullans write that we are already watching a cohort of the genetically elite when we tune in to the Olympics: “a showcase of athletes born with genetic advantages,” they write. But, of course, some athletes' genetics confer more advantage than others.


In the future, they argue, there are only two ways the playing field could ever truly be level. One would be to handicap individual athletes based on their genetics, a la Kurt Vonnegut’s story “Harrison Bergeron.” But the approach that is favored by the authors would be to allow for what is called “gene doping” — “to allow athletes who did not win the genetic lottery to ‘upgrade’ through gene therapy.”


In gene therapy, genes are generally ferreted into cells by way of viruses, which allows them to integrate into a person’s own DNA and begin producing new proteins. In the case of endurance athletes, one might introduce the coveted variant of the EPOR gene to improve oxygen-carrying capacity.


Given the clear genetic advantages of many athletes, they argue, removing relative genetic ‘disabilities’ just may be the only way to finally make the Olympics fair while still keeping them fun to watch.


“After all,” they write, “we watch the Games today to marvel at athletes who are ‘faster, higher, stronger’ — whether man or woman, amateur or professional, ‘disabled’ or not.”


http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-is-gene-doping-coming-to-the-olympics-20120718,0,3424426.story


 

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#11 Posted : Monday, August 06, 2012 10:08:38 AM(UTC)
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American judo player expelled from Games for doping violation



American judo player expelled from Games for doping violation




 

Photo: AFP






American judoka Nicholas Delpopolo has been expelled from the Olympics for a doping violation, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.




Delpopolo was disqualified from the 73kg judo event after providing a urine sample that tested positive for a prohibited substance.


Reuters



Dartagnan;318190 wrote:


Is gene doping coming to the Olympics?


I think it is easier to dope an athlete who has already an experience in his or her field than a weak athlete. 


U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps. Olympic athletes often have genetic advantages that make them stronger and faster. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times / August 16, 2008)


We like to think of the Olympics as a level playing field — that’s why doping is banned. But scientific research complicates this view: There are numerous genetic factors known to confer advantages in athletic contests, from mutations that increase the oxygen carrying capacity of blood to gene variants that confer an incredible increase in endurance, and these mutations appear to be especially common in Olympic athletes. In other words, we may want an egalitarian Olympic games, but it probably isn’t in the cards.


In the latest issue of the journal Nature, Juan Enriquez and Steve Gullans, a duo of forward-thinking biotech leaders at the firm Excel Venture Management in Boston, propose an alternative: Push the limits even further. They understand this may be unpalatable to the average fan, but they argue that the games are already full of biological competitive advantages.


They write that “almost every male Olympic sprinter and power athlete ever tested carries the 577R allele” — a version of a gene that enhances performance. And that’s just the beginning. There are endurance-related genetic variants in some athletes that have been shown to be far more likely to occur in those who successfully summit high mountains, and less likely to occur in those who fail to. These genes, they argue, are quite common, and “athletes probably need a subset of them to achieve elite status.”


There are also spectacular examples of extreme abilities that are conferred from genetic mutations. In the 1960s, the Finnish skier Eero Mäntyranta won seven Olympic medals in cross-country skiing. Tests later revealed that he had a mutation in his EPOR gene, which improved his blood’s oxygen-carrying capacity by somewhere between 25% and 50%. This almost certainly contributed to his remarkable streak of medals; taking supplements that mimic his mutation is strictly banned as doping.


In the face of all these variants, Enriquez and Gullans write that we are already watching a cohort of the genetically elite when we tune in to the Olympics: “a showcase of athletes born with genetic advantages,” they write. But, of course, some athletes' genetics confer more advantage than others.


In the future, they argue, there are only two ways the playing field could ever truly be level. One would be to handicap individual athletes based on their genetics, a la Kurt Vonnegut’s story “Harrison Bergeron.” But the approach that is favored by the authors would be to allow for what is called “gene doping” — “to allow athletes who did not win the genetic lottery to ‘upgrade’ through gene therapy.”


In gene therapy, genes are generally ferreted into cells by way of viruses, which allows them to integrate into a person’s own DNA and begin producing new proteins. In the case of endurance athletes, one might introduce the coveted variant of the EPOR gene to improve oxygen-carrying capacity.


Given the clear genetic advantages of many athletes, they argue, removing relative genetic ‘disabilities’ just may be the only way to finally make the Olympics fair while still keeping them fun to watch.


“After all,” they write, “we watch the Games today to marvel at athletes who are ‘faster, higher, stronger’ — whether man or woman, amateur or professional, ‘disabled’ or not.”


http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-is-gene-doping-coming-to-the-olympics-20120718,0,3424426.story


 


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We are not being tested enough: Federer backs Murray's call for more tennis doping checks. (These words of Federer remember me the book of André Agassi about his own experience of drug - he was tested positive but the results were not showed publicly)


Dartagnan- When you see a tennis player who suddenly shows fantastic results and defeats everybody - you have to be very carefull. Particularly during great events, where athletes are used to show the power and success of a country. (I would like to thank Tiger  for this good article). 


World No 2 Roger Federer has backed Andy Murray's call for more drug testing in tennis.


The reigning Wimbledon champion and 17-time Grand Slam winner says players are under less scrutiny than they used to be.


'I feel I’m being less tested now than six, seven, eight years ago,' Federer explained.


Diligent: Roger Federer wants more doping checks

Diligent: Roger Federer wants more doping checks



'I don’t know the reasons we are being tested less and I agree with Andy, we don’t do a lot of blood testing during the year.


'I’m OK having more of that.'


The Swiss star continued: 'I just think it’s important to have enough tests out there.'


He added: 'I don’t like it when I’m only getting tested whatever number it is, which I don’t think is enough or sufficient during the year.


In accord: Novak Djokovic backed his fellow professionals

In accord: Novak Djokovic backed his fellow professionals



'I think we should up it a little bit, or a lot - whatever you want to call it - because I think it’s key and vital that the sport stays clean. It’s got to.


'We have a good history in terms of that and we want to make sure that it stays that way.'


World No 1 Novak Djokovic was also on board with the suggestions of his peers.


The Serbian said: 'We are trying to make this sport as clean as possible, as fair as possible for everybody, so I have nothing against testing and, why not, we should do it more.'


Instigator: Andy Murray brought the issue up after the Lance Armstrong scandal

Instigator: Andy Murray brought the issue up after the Lance Armstrong scandal



After the Lance Armstrong doping scandal broke and the web of deceit cycling was tangled up in exposed, US Open champion Murray spoke out.


The Brit said: ‘I’ve probably had four or five blood tests this year, but a lot more urine, so it’s obviously completely necessary when you hear things like about Armstrong.


'It’s a shame for their sport but how they  managed to get away with it was incredible, for so long.'




Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-2228014/Roger-Federer-backs-Andy-Murrays-drug-tests.html#ixzz2BNtY3SJO 
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Dartagnan;318183 wrote:


Doping works for Serena Williams but not for Venus. Williams is in the finals of Wimbledon doped above and beyond belief. Yet, everybody is shut up because it happens that she is black!


Doping works for Serena Williams but not for Venus. Williams is in the finals of Wimbledon doped above and beyond belief. Yet, everybody is shut up because it happens that she is black! 


But... I think over-doping finished her Venus already. As the result Venus suffers now from Auto Immune Disease Syndrome…. Did you see her collapse few days ago? 

Hingis said it the best: 

* After the Williams sisters (Venus and Serena) had complained of discrimination against them, Hingis told Time magazine in 2001: "Being black only helps them. Many times they get sponsors because they are black. And they have had a lot of advantages because they can always say, 'It's racism.' They can always come back and say, 'Because we are this color, racists accuse us of doping and enhancement drug use.'"23 

After this comment Hingis was framed of “using cocaine” (her samples were tempered with in Wimbledon laboratory) then promptly she was banned from tennis.

Williams does what Lance Armstrong did - Blood doping drug EPO have taken things to a new level in recent years! Plus Serena is using some kind of drug enhancing her alertness,a high tech crack? 


http://www.cheatingculture.com/Cycling.htm 


Wait for the Olympics: 

100% of Black Americans are doped , yet the cover up will work! Watch and see!!!


Dartagnan;318175 wrote:




I CAN DEFEAT ANY TENNIS PLAYER OF THE PLANET WITH A SCORE OF 6 0 6 0


YOU ARE NOT THE NEW SUPER MAN  YOU ARE THE BIGGEST CHEATER OF TENNIS HISTORY. 






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FAQ: Drug Testing and Doping In Tennis












"I'd love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi." said Sharapova Maria.



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Dartagnan- When you see a tennis player who suddenly shows fantastic results and defeats everybody - you have to be very carefull. Particularly during important events:


When Amstrong won 7 times the "tour de France". Everybody in the world thought that the USA was a successfull country with strong athletes but now it is not the case, everybody knows that there are a lot of groups of cheats in the USA. But there are also people in the USA who attack these group of cheats.  It is important. 


People who likes money more than their job becomes cheats. 


Why sport should build good persons? 


Because when you practice a sport you have to work on yourself every day to be better without using drugs. You have to be honest. 




I CAN DEFEAT ANY TENNIS PLAYER OF THE PLANET WITH A SCORE OF 6 0 6 0


YOU ARE NOT THE NEW SUPER MAN  YOU ARE THE BIGGEST CHEAT OF TENNIS HISTORY. 






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Murray: It's time tennis got tough on drugs... we must be tested more out of competition


Just along the Seine from where the Tour de France finishes, Andy Murray called for tennis to step up its efforts to ensure it does not suffer from the same drugs-related scourge that has blighted cycling.


The world No 3, preparing for his final fortnight of the season with this week’s BNP Paribas Paris Masters at Bercy, particularly wants to see an increase in the unannounced testing of players in their off-season.


In the country where the Lance Armstrong affair reverberates more than any other, Murray actually welcomed having a random blood test at his hotel last Saturday night, and would like more players to have those ‘surprises’ when they disappear for winter training blocks.


Nice trim, Andy! Murray, sporting a new haircut, spoke at Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy on Monday

Nice trim, Andy! Murray, sporting a new haircut, spoke at Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy on Monday



 


He joined a growing number of professionals who want to see more done in a sport which, while still involving a huge amount of skill, places an increasing premium on strength and endurance.


‘The out-of-competition stuff could probably get better,’ he said. ‘When we’re in December, when people are training and setting their bases, it would be good to do more around that time.’


Earlier in his career Murray was outspoken about the intrusion of testers arriving at his home at 6am to take samples, but admitted that the Lance Armstrong affair has changed his perspective.


Hard line: The Scot has urged tennis to get tough with drug cheats 


Hard line: The Scot has urged tennis to get tough with drug cheats and called for more testing of players‘On Saturday night it was completely random and that’s good because we’re not used to doing many blood tests.


‘I’ve probably had four or five blood tests this year, but a lot more urine, so it’s obviously completely necessary when you hear things like about Armstrong. It’s a shame for their sport but how they  managed to get away with it was incredible, for so long.


‘The one thing I would say with a sport like cycling is it’s purely physical, there’s very little skill involved in the Tour de France. It is the power, how many watts you’re producing, whereas with tennis you can’t learn the skill by taking a drug.


 


‘I think tennis at the top level has been pretty clean compared to most sports. But that isn’t to say more can’t be done to make 100 per cent sure there are no issues.’


Disgraced: Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his titles and banned from cycling for life

Disgraced: Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his titles and banned from cycling for life. 



Even before Andre Agassi revealed in his autobiography that a positive test for crystal meth had been covered up by the sport’s authorities there was the suspicion that tennis has been less vigilant than it could be about rooting out any abuse.


For example, published records show that in 2010 Murray himself did not have a single out-of- competition test for either blood or urine from the International Tennis Federation.


The most recent high-profile case involved American Wayne Odesnik, who that same year was caught not by the sport’s testers but customs officials at Melbourne airport with vials of human growth hormone in his luggage.


His two-year ban was  subsequently truncated to barely six months due to the player’s unspecified ‘co-operation’ with authorities on related matters, something that appalled Murray and many of his fellow professionals.


Favourites: Novak Djokovic (left) and Murray are at the BNP Paribas Masters

Favourites: Novak Djokovic (left) and Murray are at the top seeds at the BNP Paribas Masters this week



 


‘The thing that bugged me with it is that if we’re going through the testing process, which can at times be frustrating even if it is necessary, don’t just let them back into the sport 18 months earlier than when they should be,’ said the 25-year-old Scot.


‘We’re going through all of this and they’re being too lenient with guys travelling with human growth hormone to other countries, it’s ridiculous.’


Murray’s punishing off-season camp in Miami is not far off, but before then he has a frenetic fortnight in which to finish off what has been a breakthrough year, with his first two appearances in Europe since winning the US Open.


Next week he plays the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at  London’s O2 Arena for the top eight-ranked performers of 2012 — two spots are still open with  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Janko  Tipsarevic the best placed to qualify.


Those will be decided at this last Masters event of the season, which Murray kicks off with a match against either Paul-Henri Mathieu or little-known Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut. 


Roger Federer has withdrawn to rest before London, meaning that Murray and new world No 1-elect Novak Djokovic are top seeds.




Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-2225022/Andy-Murray-Tennis-tough-drugs.html#ixzz2BO2PUm7w 
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Andre Agassi urges strict tennis doping controls


25 January 2013 



American great Andre Agassi on Friday urged tennis to do whatever it takes to curb doping, saying stronger controls would have stopped him "destroying" years of his life with recreational drugs.


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American great Andre Agassi on Friday urged tennis to do whatever it takes to curb doping, saying stronger controls would have stopped him "destroying" years of his life with recreational drugs.

Agassi, describing his shock and anger at Lance Armstrong's confession he cheated his way to seven Tour de France wins, spoke candidly about his use of crystal methamphetamine, which he first revealed in his autobiography.

"For me, it would have kept me from destroying a few years of my life. That's what I did to myself with the use of the recreational, destructive substance of crystal meth," he said at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

"It would have saved me on a lot of fronts. The more (controls) the better as far as I'm concerned. The stricter, the better; the more transparency the better; the more accountability the better.

"Describing a problem is a heck of a lot easier than solving it, is one thing I've learned. Let's always have the discussion of making it more comprehensive."

Drug cases are rare in tennis but its anti-doping system, which relies largely on urine rather than blood tests, has been criticised as outdated, and some suspicions have been voiced about leading players.

Agassi said in his 2009 book, "Open", that he went unpunished by the men's tennis tour after failing a drugs test, when he claimed he consumed a spiked drink and pleaded leniency.

But he said he wouldn't have known how to get away with the sort of cheating admitted by Armstrong, who took a cocktail of performance-enhancing substances over many years.

"As far as tennis goes, I can speak comprehensively to the rules and regulations, but not to how they've changed since I left the game," said the eight-time Grand Slam champion, 42.

"It's a sport where I wouldn't know how to get away with that level of cheating. It's a year-round sport.

"It's an out-of-body governance, a third-party governance. When last I played, it was comprehensive in the sense of nearly every tournament, nearly week to week, blood, urine, out of competition testing.

"I don't know how it's changed, but if it's stayed the same at least that's a good thing.

"Anything that can protect the integrity of the sport, and those that aren't cheating, should absolutely be considered."

Agassi added that he was angered and disappointed by the final confirmation that Armstrong was a drug cheat.

"My reaction to it is the same as everybody. It was shock, hard to stomach, sadness, disappointment. I think 'anger' is a fair word," he said.

"I was certainly one of those that flat-out believed him that long period of time. The thought of it not being the case was unconscionable to me."



 

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Tennis and Doping - Why did tennis players change their tune? 


Sunday, 10 March 2013


This week’s announcement that tennis is to introduce the athlete biological passport to try to catch more drugs cheats was welcomed in all quarters, a boon for the sport after recent criticism that it had not been doing enough to combat doping.


For a long time, the fact that there have been relatively few (less than 70) “incidences of doping” (the ITF’s words) since the ITF took over the drug-testing in 2004 was held up of an example as to why tennis does not have an issue with drugs.


But the Lance Armstrong case and many others have shown that not failing a drugs test does not necessarily mean that an athlete is clean. It is hoped that the introduction of the passport, already used in cycling and athletics, will help flush out those who are cheating. The budget for the programme, which totalled $2 million in 2012 and is funded by the ITF, ATP Tour, WTA Tour and the four grand slams, is set to rise in 2013, with the slams reportedly agreeing to double their individual contributions to around $500,000.


The passport effectively creates a blood profile for each player, based on a number of blood tests. Rather than testing for specific drugs, any deviations beyond accepted parameters can be indicators of doping and can be used to build a case against athletes. Testers can also then target those players.


The exact details of when the passport will be fully operational (probably several months) and how many players will be tested remains to be seen. But what is really interesting is why the players changed their tune, really in the past year or so, to call for more testing and for the anti-doping process to be stepped up.


Only a few years ago, most of them were complaining about being woken up by testers, often at 6am. The whereabouts rule demands they name a place and an hour every day where they will be, so moaning about it always seemed a bit churlish.


An increase in the number of articles in the media and in the number of journalists, perhaps feeding off Armstrong, taking an interest in the subject, has resulted in the players being asked more and more questions about anti-doping. Perhaps there’s an element of PR in it all, agents telling their players that it would be in their interests to be positive, but whatever it is, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray were among those calling for more testing, and in particular more blood testing.


In 2012, there were only 187 blood tests conducted by the ITF, in and out of competition, which was an increase from 131 in 2011 but still a woeful number when you think how many tournaments there are. Federer revealed in Indian Wells on Friday that in 2012, he was not tested in Rotterdam, Dubai and Indian Wells, despite winning all three events. “That shouldn’t be OK,” Federer said.


So why have they changed their tune? To his credit, Murray held his hands up this week and admitted he got it wrong. “I would say I was probably a bit naïve, not understanding how much that stuff goes on in sport,” the Scot said. “When you hear about the sort of lengths people were going to, to not fail a drugs test, it was ridiculous. So obviously we had to do more and I think the biological passport is a good step, but there is still more to be done than just that.”


Again to his credit, Murray said he had done some reading up on the passport and said he believed it was a good step, but needed more testing to make it work. “I don’t think we have a culture of it in tennis but stuff can go on,” Murray said. “You need to have everything in place and have everything done properly so that everyone can agree that tennis is doing everything we can. It’s not to say you’ll never get a person cheating or a few people cheating because you get it in all sports, but we need to do more.”


And Federer said he felt the change had come about because the players had made their voices heard. “Obviously the cycling issue has been around for quite some time but this year it was super-extreme,” he said. “I think that really gets you thinking that we have to make sure, ensure, do everything we possibly can. And I think the players got more vocal. I don’t recall the ITF doing anything and talking about it.”


http://www.thetennisspace.com/tennis-and-doping-why-did-players-change-their-tune/

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THE WILLIAMS SISTERS – DRUGS, DECEIT AND DECEPTION



John McErnoe has gone on record to say that he believes that Serana Williams is the “greatest female tennis player of all-time” and the world should recognise her as such, I was horrified by his comments but not altogether surprised either. The American press have lavished praise upon the Williams sisters for years, however their fellow professionals have been less than willing to pay them compliments. Many will be asking why, the answer is simple, the Williams sisters have made a mockery of the sport. They have also given their male counterparts all the ammunition they need to belittle the Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) talent roster and their fight for equality in the world of tennis.



Serena Williams has show signs of “roid rage”



The first thing that Venus and Serena do to garner criticism is the fact they no longer actively play the game. They consider any event outside of the four grand slams to be beneath them, such an attitude  is an insult to every other player on the tour who is busting their gut all year round in said tournaments. In fact, their lack of participation meant that Serena ended 2011 ranked outside of the top 10 whilst Venus didn’t even make it into the top 100. Yet in 2012 both sisters were given seeded places in all four grand slam events. This meant that the likes of Sara Errani were brushed aside and forced to give up their places, as shown at Wimbledon 2011. Errani worked hard all year in order to maintain her position as a seed only to be failed by Wimbledon and removed in order to accommodate Serena. I hate to say it, but the Williams sisters should have been read the riot act long ago by the WTA, they need to participate in all tournaments like other members of the tour. They also need to adhere to the seeding system, because at grand slam’s it is being made to look completely redundant. The WTA needs to see that the Williams sister’s are making a mockery of the entire tour and the history that goes along with it.



Serena’s physique looks particularly unnatural



However the biggest issue I have with the Williams sisters is not their arrogance when it comes to the WTA tours but the plague that is rife with in all sports. Drug accusations have hung over Venus and Serena’s careers for over a decade but the accusations aren’t entirely unfounded.  There are tell tale signs for when someone is using steroids, one key sign is snap judgement and emotional reactions to minor incidents. This is due to raised testosterone levels in the body and difficult to control adrenaline surges, when such an event occurs it’s often labelled as “roid rage”. Such “rages” are usually very minor and don’t last particularly long which is was alerted me to Serana’s possible steroid use. Her consistent over reactions to minor line calls and decisions, often resulting in verbal attacks against officials and racket abuse were totally unnecessary. Moments later, after her “rage” has subsided, her behaviour became normal and she was seemingly unaware of her prior actions. The Williams sisters physical appearance is also something that should be a warning sign for the ignorant individuals at the WTA. Their body mass seems to go up and down in a matter of days, it looks very unnatural. At times their muscularity just looks unhealthy, both sisters claim that this is down to their diet but I find it extremely hard to believe that diet alone would have such drastic results.



The WTA’s official stance on drug use



American journalists have hounded the likes of Barry BondsMark McGuire and almost any professional wrestler you can name over steroid allegations, you have to wonder why with such behaviour Serana and Venus has been allowed a free pass. In the early 2000′s the WTA started taking the threat of performance enhancing drugs more seriously and called for steroid testing of all players on the tour. Three players took exception to the WTA’s new stance on drugs, Jennifer Capriati and the Williams sisters, due to their public complaints and refusal to be tested the WTA let them play on without a completed drugs test. Those three players along with Lindsey Davenport and Amelie Mauresmo are the same players that bullied the WTA in abandoning their already established off-season drug testing program. The shocking thing was that the US press all but ignored this story as to not taint the image of their tennis heroes. Serena issued the following comment regarding steroids in spite of the controversy, she stated that “women don’t need to be tested because women don’t take steroids”. She seems to forget that women’s sport has a sordid past with performance enhancing drugs dating back to the 1970′s. Such comments made her a target before the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, the WTA told the Intentional Olympic Committee (IOC) that all entrants into tennis tournaments would need to be drug tested prior to the start of the games. All entrants agreed to such conditions apart from Serena, even going as far as to refuse IOC representatives entry to her home when they showed up to carry out the pre-arranged test. After continually refusing to take a test the WTA caved in and allowed her to enter the tournament anyway, she was the only tennis player to be allowed such privilege. However the IOC did not take the situation lightly and continued to push the situation despite the WTA’s change of heart, she subsequently withdrew from the games shortly after refusing another arranged drug test, she cited injury as the reason although the European press cast doubts over such claims. The US media would defended Serena and painted her as being unfairly targeted whilst her father Richard Williams played the race card, causing further controversy.



The Williams sisters look noticeably less muscular shortly after tournaments



I also find the story they push regarding their pasts as pretty horrendous, the from rags to riches tale that has the media in a twirl is false and any research into the matter will tell you so. The real story starts on a middle class estate in Michigan, followed by a brief stay in Compton, California before relocating to their family home in West Beach. West Beach is based in Santa Barbara, an upmarket part of California and it is by no means a “ghetto” as Richard would have you believe. In fact upon their arrival in West Beach Venus and Serena were immediately enrolled in the top American tennis academies along with other tennis prodigies of the time. The fact is there is no rag to riches story, Richard was not staving off gangs in order to protect his daughters as he would have you believe. Venus and Serena rising up from the “ghetto” makes them marketable and Richard wants to keep it that way. In fact when challenged on subject he has been known to be aggressive and rude, whilst telling his daughters to ignore and deflect any questions on the matter. He has gone so far as to claim that portions of the media who debate his story are simply “racist” and has even reported such supposed “racism” to his friend Al Sharpton.


The Williams sisters have also cheated fans out of their hard earned money. As a fan who enjoys watching competitive games, I would feel insulted if I had to watch two competitors engage in an exhibition type contest.  This is exactly what happens when Venus and Serena play each other, they don’t use their first serves and they engage in senselessly long rallies. Neither player breaks a sweat before one hands victory to the other by simply not bothering. They say that this occurs because they don’t like playing each other, yet they continue to play in the same small tournaments all over the US. Playing against each other is clearly a conflict of interest and simply gives the winning sister a bye into the next round. Lets face it if they have such an issue with playing one another there is a simple answer, play in separate tournaments, there is hardly a shortage with two or three usually running at the same time. Instead they “phone-in” performances in front of people who have more than likely paid over the odds to come see them play.


True fans of the sport won’t remember Serena Williams as the greatest of all-time (and Venus will be no more than a footnote in Tennis history), in the eyes of their fellow professionals the Williams sisters will simply be remembered as cheats who never got caught. The positive side of these claims resurfacing is that it reminds us that the Williams sisters time is thankfully coming to an end, it’s refreshing to see a new generation of talent come through who are proven to be clean. The likes of Maria SharapovaCaroline Wozniacki and even young Brit Laura Robson understand that drug tests are par for the course and don’t dodge the WTA’s rules. Such women are a credit to the sport and as we are set to wave goodbye to Venus and Serena, fans of women’s tennis will feel a sense of relief as honesty is finally set to return to tennis courts once again for the first time in over a decade.


 

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Babe Ruth vs Lance Armstrong. 


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Andre Agassi urges strict tennis doping controls


25 January 2013 



American great Andre Agassi on Friday urged tennis to do whatever it takes to curb doping, saying stronger controls would have stopped him "destroying" years of his life with recreational drugs.


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American great Andre Agassi on Friday urged tennis to do whatever it takes to curb doping, saying stronger controls would have stopped him "destroying" years of his life with recreational drugs.

Agassi, describing his shock and anger at Lance Armstrong's confession he cheated his way to seven Tour de France wins, spoke candidly about his use of crystal methamphetamine, which he first revealed in his autobiography.

"For me, it would have kept me from destroying a few years of my life. That's what I did to myself with the use of the recreational, destructive substance of crystal meth," he said at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

"It would have saved me on a lot of fronts. The more (controls) the better as far as I'm concerned. The stricter, the better; the more transparency the better; the more accountability the better.

"Describing a problem is a heck of a lot easier than solving it, is one thing I've learned. Let's always have the discussion of making it more comprehensive."

Drug cases are rare in tennis but its anti-doping system, which relies largely on urine rather than blood tests, has been criticised as outdated, and some suspicions have been voiced about leading players.

Agassi said in his 2009 book, "Open", that he went unpunished by the men's tennis tour after failing a drugs test, when he claimed he consumed a spiked drink and pleaded leniency.

But he said he wouldn't have known how to get away with the sort of cheating admitted by Armstrong, who took a cocktail of performance-enhancing substances over many years.

"As far as tennis goes, I can speak comprehensively to the rules and regulations, but not to how they've changed since I left the game," said the eight-time Grand Slam champion, 42.

"It's a sport where I wouldn't know how to get away with that level of cheating. It's a year-round sport.

"It's an out-of-body governance, a third-party governance. When last I played, it was comprehensive in the sense of nearly every tournament, nearly week to week, blood, urine, out of competition testing.

"I don't know how it's changed, but if it's stayed the same at least that's a good thing.

"Anything that can protect the integrity of the sport, and those that aren't cheating, should absolutely be considered."

Agassi added that he was angered and disappointed by the final confirmation that Armstrong was a drug cheat.

"My reaction to it is the same as everybody. It was shock, hard to stomach, sadness, disappointment. I think 'anger' is a fair word," he said.

"I was certainly one of those that flat-out believed him that long period of time. The thought of it not being the case was unconscionable to me."



 


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THE UNBEATABLE HEROS : LANCE ARMSTRONG & SERENA WILLIAMS.


 


The 0 6 score at the end of the game shows us that Serena Williams is unbeatable !!!! there is 0% fatigue at the end of a final.  She is fresh as she has no play a tournament. 


 


Dartagnan: Serena Williams remembers me Lance Armstrong. I was 100% sure that Serana Williams' trap will work well. She gives you a chance to win a set then she wins the game. It worked very well. So people will tell that it is okay because Masha won a set this time. Anyway the trap works very well. 


I will add that Serena Williams is caught in her own trap. 


Maria Sharapova has to play her tennis, she doesn't need to worry about Serena Williams' case.


Even if Maria Sharapova lost all her matches vs Serena Williams. We will be proud of her, because she always tries to be better in tennis, she is a fair person. Tennis is a game, people love you when you are nice&fair but not always only for your victories. 


You have to be fair in life even if you have played tennis since you were 4 years old. 


The number of Masha's fan increases every day. 


 


BE CAREFULL MASHA !!! There is a trap!!!!


 


LANCE ARMTRONG: "I was a hero in cycle racing in the world but  finally I became the best cheater in all sport history so I lost all my money. I am nothing today." 


 


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WINNING A LOT OF MEDALS IN SPORT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU ARE A CHAMPION. 


Marion Jones On Lance Armstrong's Doping Confession -- And Her New Life Mission 


 03/30/2013 



Former Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones -- once hailed as the fastest woman in the world -- broke the hearts of millions in 2007 when she admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs. The track-and-field star was stripped of her medals and sent to federal prison in 2008 for lying to investigators about using steroids. Just weeks after her release, Jones appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to talk about the doping scandal and her time in prison.


Yet, even five years later, Jones says that not everyone believes she was sincere and truthful in her 2008 conversation with Oprah. In this clip from "Oprah: Where Are They Now?" Jones says, "I would just tell them, 'It's time to move on.' You're never going to convince everybody that you're telling the truth.'"


Instead, Jones says, she has focused on sharing her story to help prevent people -- particularly young people -- from heading down the wrong path. "I just thought, 'What do I wish I would have done when I saw some of these red flags in my past?'," Jones says she asked herself. "I wish I would have taken a break. I wish I would have taken a step back. That's the message that I share now."


Sharing this message has proved extremely fulfilling to Jones. She says, "Being able to speak to young people and share my experiences, it almost makes it all worth it."


Of course, Jones isn't the most recent athlete to confess to using performance-enhancing drugs. Lance Armstrong's doping confession rocked the cycling world and made headlines both inside and outside the sport. In the clip, Jones comments on Armstrong's experience and shares her advice for athletes who have to publicly admit their wrongdoing.


"It's first important to confront the people whom you know you hurt," she says. "Secondly, you have to begin the long, long road of forgiving yourself. Although now you might not be able to see any good in your life, I think I'm a testament that if you surround yourself with people who love you and care for you, that there's light at the end of the tunnel."


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I used to rip on agassi before he retired, but backed off because I felt bad for Steffi having married below herself. She deserved better than that just for the dirt beneath her feet. I didn't realize he was a cheat at that point. Last I posted at Princess of the WTA, I had just found out he was boasting of crank use and sort of called him some things, not quite profane but apparently unwelcome on their boards, where many posters like him. I'm the guy who called it a sign from God when birds shit on his head during a match. So I tried to log in the other day to rescue my hand drawn avatar and there's no sign that I was even a member there. Well....the princess is a great player but she is no princess, unless you think the cover of Sports Illustrated should be used as Renta Hunk of the Month catalog for royalty. I guess be careful where you spend your time writing because they can make it all go away in an instant like you were never born. 


I wanted to rip on lance armstrong at all times, but anyone who can ride a bike at top speed for hours on end must have mental problems, so I left it alone. 


Now I read about how 'the zen master' hates tennis, and always did, loves riches and glory, used crystal (which most likely acts as a performance enhancer in sports, just like coke), and wore hideous outfits and hairdos and was proud of it...man. The ATP can't lift a finger to comment because it would be a stain on the sport. No, you dopes, it would be a stain on agassi the cheater.


The 80's and early 90's were tough to endure, stylistically. I wouldn't take a million dollars to wear a rented mullet, in full public view, and he did it as a style statement, during an event that most persons would cite as being among the most important and reverent in their life! During his break, when most players would be talking to Jehovah, or changing socks, agassi is gluing his extensions back on, while hitting a pipe. Plus, he holed that air conditioned global warming whore barbara streisand, which indicates scopolamine abuse and probably a few other things. Maybe just speedballs, idk. Just ignore all the evidence. And why blow your snot all over the court surface like some territorial freak? Then the ball bounces on it and it sprays up in the opponents face and so forth. Couldn't the officials put a stop to it, or at least test the samples? Was he mocking the positive drug test results he evaded, in his euphoric state? Some of the noises he made when chasing down a drop shot attest to this euphoria. Perhaps he was insufflating amyl nitrate while pretending to purge the body fluids? A lot of things aren't lining up here. Serena has shown similar detached behavior patterns. One time, against the princess, I saw her slam a lob off court within inches of the faces of a few ball boys/linesmen because she couldn't get to it on the 1st bounce. Then she acted like nothing happened, and so did everyone on the court. Try doing that in golf, or baseball, or any other sport.


Everyone was afraid of her. Mike Tyson, wearing tits.


It didn't matter. In a few days New York would be bathing in thousands of tons of charred asbestoes dust, and thermite residue. It burned for months. A ticker tape parade made of Constitutional Confetti. At least the media were kind enough to show several rack focus close ups, during the Open, of airplanes moving across the full moon, greasy exhaust plumes in sharp focus against the soft yellow moonlight spilling from the disc, undulating, mockingly prescient, during breaks. Subliminals can never be over played. And they love to rub it in, as a sport. Television monitors would forevermore be writhing with that little terror-ticker tapeworm, scrolling across the bottom, wondering how much of the screen it would be allowed to take, from that day on. Cognitive dissonance is our new national anthem. Who cares if a few players cheated their way onto a cereal box? Only don't rob us of our 'national treasures'. It is now blasphemy (you ruined my hit, man!) to question the telescreen, and anything that appears on it. It gives the producers a bad name. Crushes the buzz on steath delivered psychotropics.


I really think I should just hitch hike off the continent, and soon, before skynet is in full operation, and extended beyond the confines of the UPS (United Police States). All the cops at each checkpoint and house smash will be Mexican, initially. Someone...wanted 'change'. 


There's this place in Russia called Yakutia that looks attractive. Maybe take some southern comfort within the Cajun territory. Help, I'm Stucky. Or, start using my Amish Singles membership. Just milk some cows, lay back, and breed, knowing all your kids will hatch, and die, having never tasted of the Fruits of the Jerry (springer or seinfeld). All you would have to do is sing James Taylor songs and say you wrote them. Grow some nice grass courts, and hand out wood racquets weighing 14 ounces, to create some great tennis players (once the gene pool was straightened out). Simple. Easy. Fun, natural fun. I'm your handyman. Just don't handcuff me to the bundling board. I shouldn't have to explain every little thing to you.


Ok kids. Who's yer daddy? Hoosier daddy? What? Obama? Is obama your daddy, no, try again. You listen to your real daddy, not obama...wait...how do you know about him? Were you using an internet connection device!!!! Very, very BAD. I'm gonna find that thing....and who gave those glasses to you? Since when do you require glasses...?


Then, one day, there is 'change'. Car horn honks. 


Look at what I got, kids. It's from the English, but it's GOOD.


No, it isn't for 'whacking'; this is for discovering 'vibrations' inside you, music, but sometimes you need 'electricity' to use this. They wouldn't have a clue, as I heat up some glue beaten out of a dead and congealed race horse and then stick some magnets to the water wheel that goes around, and wire it to produce the big E....and then vanish, without a trace, in a 1970 Dodge Challenger long forgotten...good thing I never tossed that home made 'HEMI' belt buckle, and steer toward that doomed little drone manufacturing facility in SF. 


'Out here we don't call them 'speed freaks' or 'mothers', but we're gonna do what you couldn't: we're going to stop him, for good!'


Sure you are...

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PLEASE AMERICA, DON'T CREATE NEW ARMSTRONGS IN SPORT.  


We don't have to know if all sport people are doped, the unbelievable results tell us the truth. 



 ABOUT MADRID TOURNAMENT....


Yes we will be happy if Maria Sharapova defeats Serena Williams, Maria is going to do her best to defeat Serena. BUT it is not a trouble if Maria loses this match. Everybody in the world knows that Maria Sharapova is a very strong tennis player. Maria is the best tennis player of the planet so this match is not going to change anything in Maria's career. Maria Sharapova is already a great champion. If Maria loses this final, Serena Williams will be officialy&definitively the new Armstrong in tennis, even if the score is 7 5 7 5. We don't care about the money, we care about a fair tennis. An unbeatable person is not a normal one.

 


Is it the american dream ????Please America, don't create new Armstrongs in sport. 


 


"I'd love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi." said Sharapova Maria.



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