“Just for the record, I'm in favor of drug testing EVERY year just as long as it's a level playing field. The problem arises that a lot of these substances are hard to detect. So, it's very difficult to have true, drug-free bodybuilding competition, especially on the professional level.” YearsLongHardProblemDifficultLevelsRecordsFieldsDrugCompetitionFavorsAriseSubstanceTestingBodybuildingPlaying FieldsLevel Playing FieldDrug FreeDrug Testing Author:Lee Labrada
“Brand-name drugs have no competition, since the government grants them very long, exclusive marketing rights.” LongGovernmentNamesRightsDrugCompetitionMarketingBrandsGrantsExclusiveBrand Names Author:Marcia Angell
“Most people you'd tell "I'm gonna be a musician," they'd say, "you're crazy, you're gonna starve, you're gonna be poor, a drug addict, go to jail, you'll never make it, there's too much competition, it's a terrible business," etc. But my chorus teacher in high school said, "you've got what it takes to be a really good professional musician, you should consider it." That was an epiphany for me. So I thought, well, maybe I can help somebody, too.” PeopleShouldWellsSaidI CanHelpingSchoolPoorToo MuchTeacherCrazyTerribleDrugMusicianHigh SchoolCompetitionEtcJailAddictEpiphanyChorusDrug Addict Author:Billy Joel
“Indeed, we must foster cost-saving competition. And that means joining the marketplace of other industrialized countries - not just for the manufacturers who sell drugs, but for consumers as well.” WellsMeanCountryCostDrugSellsCompetitionSavingConsumersMarketplaceJoining Author:Olympia Snowe
“People have mistaken my break, I took a break from competition, it was because of mental problems, and because I was not agreeing with Performance Enhancing Drugs. I put the things on pause for a while, but I didn't retire.” PeopleProblemBreakDrugPerformancesCompetitionRetiringPausesMistakenPerformance Enhancing Drugs Author:Georges St-Pierre
“People don't get that being a musician is a job, they don't get what the work takes. And that's just because you're living a dream, so everyone who's observing it from the outside can't really empathize with how much work it is because you're fortunate. And it's a kind of competition with yourself to stay away from all of the excess, whether it's booze or drugs or just the late nights with the addiction to watching the sun rise in some weird part of the world. But when you meet the other musicians, there's generally a spiritual exhaustion that you connect with.” PeopleWorldKindDreamSpiritualNightDrugMusicianCompetitionAddictionObservingExhaustionLate NightSun Rise Author:Kevin Drew
“Intellectual-property rules are clearly necessary to spur innovation: if every invention could be stolen, or every new drug immediately copied, few people would invest in innovation. But too much protection can strangle competition and can limit what economists call 'incremental innovation' - innovations that build, in some way, on others.” PeopleIfsWayToo MuchDrugLimitsIntellectualInnovationCompetitionPropertyProtectionInventionEconomistStolenSpursIntellectual Property Author:James Surowiecki