"My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled"
- Bill Rodgers
About this Quote
In this quote, Bill Rodgers is revealing his belief that a substantial variety of top-level professional athletes, particularly distance runners, are utilizing performance-enhancing drugs. He recommends that the issue prevails enough that it requires to be dealt with and handled. This declaration suggests that the use of these drugs is not restricted to a few isolated cases, but rather a prevalent issue within the world of sports. Rodgers, a previous American marathon runner and four-time winner of the Boston Marathon, is most likely speaking from his own experience and observations within the athletic neighborhood. His words highlight the urgency and value of dealing with making use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports.
This quote is written / told by Bill Rodgers somewhere between December 23, 1947 and today. He was a famous Athlete from USA.
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