What's wrong with steriods anyway?

I'm going to play the Devil's advocate here, so no personal attacks. Why can't all sports leagues make these drugs legal?  If it makes the players stronger and faster, wouldn't that make the games more exciting?  I would like to see more sensational plays made it all sports.  If it takes these drugs to deliver them, what's the harm.  Players are adults, and they should be able to decide if they want to put these harmful drugs into their systems or not. As far as records, the players would have to realize that if they opt to take these drugs, then they also forfeit the chance to have their names in the record books. Some players don't care about getting in the record books.  They just want to give the best performance and make the most money they can while they are playing.  What's wrong with that? (and don't give me the role model for kids crap)

Any thoughts?

As a father of two children that look up to pro athletes I take offense to your statement saying don't give me the role model excuse. What gives a pro athlete the right to use a illegal drugs ?

Health risks.

Granted, playing pro football is a big risk on its own right. But we still don't want the players to harm themselves with steroids.

I said the players are adults and they should be able to decide for themselves.  It's their choice, it shouldn't be mandated.

As a father of two children that look up to pro athletes I take offense to your statement saying don't give me the role model excuse. What gives a pro athlete the right to use a illegal drugs ?

These drugs are legal.  They are only illegal in the sports world.  I'm saying what's wrong with letting the player choose if they want to use them or not.  Didn't you read the post?  If you did you would also have seen my request to not give me that BS 'role model' excuse.  Let me tell you something, YOU should be the role model for YOUR KIDS, not some athelete that they don't even know. That's why I asked for people like you to not bring it up. It's total BS.  If your kids are so weak minded that they blindly follow the lead of some athelete on TV, then you have to change your parenting skills.