Demanding Greatness: Steroid Use Thesis Statement: Over time, steroids have increased in popularity and have turned their hosts into addicts leaving them pumped and with many diseases which could’ve been prevented if they would’ve just trained more than doped up. Sports have turned into a business for most athletes. “Today, other rewards for the winner can be enormous, in terms of status, fame, adulation . . . and of course money.”1 Sports have become more stressful with the increased pressure to succeed. Steroids have been the easy answer to turn to if someone is looking for an extra edge. “One hundred runners were asked if they would take a drug that would m