No, he's making a decent living by having been extremely talented, having trained extremely hard (despite doping,) having failed a drug test, having his reputation tarnished, and subsequently making commercials referencing his failed drug test.
All of which require significantly more effort than someone merely admitting they cheated.
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Ben Johnson in TV commercials making money off being a cheater
Ben Johnson held off Carl Lewis in the 100m dash at the 1988 Olympics with a world record time of 9.79 before it was discovered that Johnson was using anabol...
No, he's making a decent living by having been extremely talented, having trained extremely hard (despite doping,) having failed a drug test, having his reputation tarnished, and subsequently making commercials referencing his failed drug test.
All of which require significantly more effort than someone merely admitting they cheated.
Yes, that’s the least he deserves having been the fall guy for the sport at one of its dirtiest eras.
It was when the previous world record was a doped altitude performance of 9.93, bettered by a drug taking athlete in 9.92 when his 9.79 was removed. Perspective, my friend.