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NEW YORK -- Ben Johnson can explain exactly why athletes take performance-enhancing drugs. And he suspects most runners are still doing it a quarter-century after he was caught. "The money is great. The pressure is great," Johnson said Wednesday. "People want to make money, buy a car, big houses, dress good, travel, do everything to win. This is the world that we live in." Hes trying to make an even more compelling argument against it. The 51-year-old former sprinter is now promoting an anti-doping campaign. Whenever an athlete tests positive, Johnsons name inevitably comes up. The Canadian won the Olympic 100-meter gold medal in world-record time at the 1988 Seoul Games, then had it stripped. Johnson, who lives in Markham, Ont., acknowledges that part of why he joined the Pure Sport campaign, which is sponsored by a sportswear company, is so perhaps hell be remembered for more than a failed drug test. His case to young athletes today who face the same choice he did two decades ago: With modern training techniques, legal supplements and nutrition, you can compete clean and run just as fast as the cheats. "If you believe in that, you eat properly, train properly, get enough rest, dont drink," he said, "you can achieve your goal and not use performance-enhancing drugs. It can be done." Johnsons own experience reminds why it can be so tough to keep that faith. He was encouraged to use steroids by a coach he idolized, swept up in the mindset that everyone was doing it and he needed to keep up. Pure Sport is pushing for the creation of an independent council that can advise athletes who are tempted to dope. Johnson insists that maybe everything would have been different had there been someone to confide in. Sitting next to Jose Canseco under the artificial lights of a hotel conference room, Johnson spoke on a panel Wednesday about how to rid sports of PEDs. One moment he would sound at peace about his past, the next bitter. He takes full responsibility for breaking the rules but also feels singled out in an era of rampant doping. The positive tests keep coming today. The past several months alone, the big names in sprinting included Tyson Gay and Veronica Campbell-Brown. In an interview after the panel, Johnson said, "Theres nothing new." "The excuses have all run out," he added. And even if he understands why athletes still make the same choices he did, he has a simple reasoning for why they shouldnt. "This is the temptation that we face every day in life," Johnson said, noting that people are able to resist those other urges to cheat. Chuck Howley Womens Jersey . Johnny Manziel, college footballs most entertaining player with the reputation for pulling off magical plays, was selected with the No. Randy White Jersey . He even addressed his group of relievers Sunday morning. 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It must have took some solid negotiating skills to convince Steve Smith that posing for a hockey card while shirtless, holding a volleyball and wearing jorts was a good look. This picture seems better suited for the teams annual sizzlin studs calendar.Baseball players often get caught in this very unflattering situation. Sometimes when you gotta shift the cup, you gotta shift the cup. You just hope that it doesnt end up as image thats used on your card for the year. Someone at O-Pee-Chee was clearly having a laugh at Hanlons exxpense.ddddddddddddYou probably knew that Rick Vaive was captain of the Leafs in the 80s, but did you know he was also Bruce Lees body double during the 70s? Airbrushing was a common techniquew on older hockey cards, and sometimes they went a little too far with it. As exemplified by this card that could double as the DVD box cover of Hairspray.And in the next-generation of hockey cards, Upper Deck said let their be holograms. Unfortunately, the trading card giant shouldve opted for the introduction of light for a few of these cards, as the use of the hologram effect made some players barely visible. This seems better suited for pre-game Jumbotron trivia, than for a hockey card collectors binder.The third Blues Brother has arrived, and he brought his wicked wicked motion capture effect from he 90s with him. How much fun do hockey card graphic designers and photographers have? Judging by this card, and the rest of them; too much. (H/T: The Bad Hockey Card Blog) ' ' '