Balancing the Scales
“Winners never cheat, and cheaters never win.” As children, didn’t everyone hear this from parents and gym teachers? A victory in kickball or winning a game against a sibling wouldn’t be as satisfying had there been cheating or bad sportsmanship. In the classroom, the ominous, yet enigmatic, “permanent record” reinforced the parental mantra about the requirement that rules must be obeyed. This summer, I cannot help but wonder what Barry Bonds heard about this relationship between winning and cheating.To read the rest of this article, you must log in.