ABSTRACT

When Kelli White appeared at the Play the Game conference in 2005, and was asked about her views on the penalty for breaking the doping rules, she gave the following thought-provoking reply:

I think they are harsh but that is the price that we pay for being athletes. I think that we give up a lot of our rights being athletes and we know this. Drug testing alone – standing there using the bathroom in front of someone at any given time, it is something you give up as a right being an athlete but I do believe that the consequences are a little harsh. If you just think about that: Four months in prison, four months house arrest versus two years of not being able to compete is hard. It is very hard.