The picture above comes from a book written to portray the "roidactive and accurate predictors of steroid use in baseball". The book cover portrays the Major League Baseball logo, with a few extra exaggerations added in. One of the most obvious exaggerations is the added in hypodermic needle instead of a standard baseball bat. Also as the reader can take the "BIG" from the book cover title to be a predictor of how steroids are used to amp up players strength, speed, and overall endurance. The title also portrays a snapshot about how players that use steroids are truly in a league of their own. The specific players have the upper hand in the game due to the fact of the extras that have been used to help the player himself become a morphed player. I believe that this picture comes into play in many instances in the sports world because male and female athletes are striving to become better and better. While not all athletes chose to take part in "shooting up", our sports society has evolved into one that even the trainers are told by coaches to give the steroids, which are in capsule size, to the athletes and act like they are simple vitamins. Since steroids have become very popular, this picture truly can relate to the epidemic that is happening today. Since I myself am a young athlete, I can honestly say that I have already seen first hand accounts of fellow athletes using steroids to have a better overall performance. With this being said, steroids have become a widespread concern in the media and news due to abuse.
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