The Prevalence of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation on Performance Enhancing Drug Abuse in Athletes.

Introduction Since the thought of competition between two individuals came into existence, there has been a mentality of attempting to get an "edge" on the opponent. Nations are ever concerned with intelligence and counter-intelligence issues, which is essentially political competition. Historically, in ancient Rome, the "competitive edge" was accomplished by making chariots lighter for greater speed or adding extra leather or iron to the body, for protection in the arenas. The people with the most …showed first 75 words of 2085 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2085 total…high school are not global thinkers; they do not realize that there is a world outside of school and the clicks they form in school. Being busted and kicked off the team for a high school student could potentially be earth shattering for a person who depends on the football position as a way of being popular. If an athlete/person is truly afraid of the consequences, they will never start in the first place.