Anthony Bitegeko 9/24/15
The article "Destroyed" by Peter F. Martin was a satirical piece satirizing the sports fans that
believe the athletes that use PED's or performance enhancing drugs are "Sinners", when in reality
they are only human. The central message of this article is that, the sports fans are acting like the
athletes are super-natural, and are not allotted mistakes, and do not realize that the athletes are the
victims of these addictive drugs.
2. Paraphrase
Steroids and other PED's don't only "bemoan the game to the fans", but they also take a great
physical toll on the athlete's bodies.
3. Favorite Quote
"Athletes--- those who dope, who take steroids, who cheat--- are victims of far more serious
maladies than their sports" (Martin 582). I quoted this particular sentence because it is a defining
moment of the article. This quote explains that these choices are much more than sports, it is their
lives.
2. Paraphrase
Steroids and other PED's don't only "bemoan the game to the fans", but they also take a great
physical toll on the athlete's bodies.
3. Favorite Quote
"Athletes--- those who dope, who take steroids, who cheat--- are victims of far more serious
maladies than their sports" (Martin 582). I quoted this particular sentence because it is a defining
moment of the article. This quote explains that these choices are much more than sports, it is their
lives.
