'' The story of a young athlete who takes steroids and his life and failure fall apart '', state the author's purpose and explain your answer?
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Steroids in Sports: The Rise and Fall of Great Athletes-
Steroids have often been at the center of the rise, and subsequent fall, of some of the most promising names in sport.
While baseball remains the poster child for athletes shamed by their use of performance enhancing drugs, many other sports have fallen victim to the negative press and increased scrutiny that accompanies the outing of a steroid user.
The following is a list of some of the sports world's most notorious steroid users.
While some have either tested positive or openly admitted to using performance enhancing drugs, others still fall in the "alleged" category.
Either way, every one of these athletes have had their lives and careers permanently changed thanks to their involvement or implication in steroid use.
Explanation:
Floyd Landis
After only seven years as a professional cycler, Landis won the 2006 Tour de France. He was considered a dark horse contender, with the assumption being that either Ivan Basso or Jans Ullrich would take the top prize.
However, after the two cyclists were forced to withdraw from the Tour, Landis emerged as the front runner. Although Landis got off to a disappointing start, his unbelievable 20 KM solo breakaway on stage 17 helped to pave the way for his eventual victory.
Landis was stripped of that victory when it was announced that a urine test taken after his epic performance in stage 17 had come back positive with an unusually high ratio of the hormone testosterone to the hormone epitestosterone (T/E ratio).
Though Landis' camp claimed there were inconsistencies with the way the urine was tested, the International Cycling Union (UCI) upheld WADA's (World Anti-Doping Agency) ruling, and Landis was banned from professional cycling for two years.
The two-year ban ended in early 2009, and Landis is scheduled to participate in the Battenkill Professional Invitational on Apr. 19.
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