The practical aspect of sport is commonly associated with health, happiness and personal/group satisfaction. However the recent death of Sevilla’s Antonio Puerta has once again reminded us of the fragility of life, and the obvious paradox.
This certainly rings a bell with Marc-Vivien Foé and his passing away. My sources tell me that there is some sort of distortion of what really happened to him. The official story is that he had an enlarged right ventricle, which made cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation the likely cause of death. Apparently Foé had been taking performance enhancing drugs prior to the time of his death, and I was told that this is common practice for professional players at the highest level. This apparently has something to do with his death. I must state that the nature and legality of the alleged supplement he was consuming are not known to me.
There are risks when you are priming the body to be in its best condition to perform and entertain, through hard work and supplements. Untold and unknown side-effects which are still being researched today can cause physical and psychological harm. R.I.P. Chris Benoit, Antonio Puerta, Marc-Vivien Foé and the countless others who devoted their lives to sporting excellence as well as entertainment of the masses, and paid a price for it. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families.
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10 months ago
This is bordering on the ridiculous.
One murdered his whole family and himself while the other had a heart attack on the field? What exactly is the connection?
Your post is bordering on insulting to all fans of the late MVF. Where is the tangible evidence that MVF used steroids?
7 months ago
Hey Yus you clearly don't understand that due to a 80 percent brain trama. Benoit as well as three football players have lost their lives due to the fact of putting their bodies on the line. While I don't condone the result of what happen with Benoit. The fact is with 80 precent brain trama a person can't funtion normally and one has to question how could this go without treatment.
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