Doug Glanville has an important editorial in the New York Times today. He’s saying that our culture’s deepest fears drive athletes’ use of steroids, i.e. fear of aging, failure, vulnerability, being replaced, etc.
‘Play without steroids despite your fear’ is his summary advice to players, which is what he reports he did himself as a pro baseball player.
He’s touching into much more than professional sports. Everyone, athletic or not, has to
